SAUDIS INCREASE SECURITY AMID PILGRIMAGE
ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia has increased security amid the annualIslamic pilgrimage to the kingdom. Saudi officials said the security measures include a warning to Islamicmilitants against exploiting the arrival of hundreds of thousands ofpilgrims to foment unrest. The officials said the warning was relayed toIslamic circles regarded as close to Al Qaida.