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| Explosion near Saudi security building | |
| 2004-04-21 | |
| RIYADH: Loud explosions were heard today in the Saudi capital, witnesses said. The explosions came from the vicinity of the General Security building, which is affiliated to the Interior Ministry, in al-Nassiriyah neighborhood in central Riyadh, the witnesses said. A police official confirmed the explosions but did not provide details. Witnesses said the explosions, which occurred about 2 p.m. local time, shattered windows and damaged walls in surrounding buildings. It was not immediately known whether there were any casualties. Additional from BBC: Reports say the explosion blew off the facade of a security forces building and destroyed a number of cars. Unconfirmed reports from witnesses say at least 10 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded. Police have repeatedly clashed with Islamic militants around Riyadh in the last two weeks and have intercepted five vehicles packed with explosives.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #11 Stephen - it's clearly a Mossad op (/sarcasm) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-21 3:48:50 PM |
| #10 Official Saudi cover story checklist: 1)Alchol smugglers still exploded 2)Propane truck collided w/taxi 3)Construction mishap 4)Jordanian/Yemeni/Pakistani who acted on his own out of his own twisted madness 5)Misguided patriots who thought Americans lived there 6)Cleverly concealed Israeli plot 7)What Explosion? |
| Posted by: Stephen 2004-04-21 3:25:04 PM |
| #9 Fox has coverage, and a picture. In light of this, guess the Saudis missed a few in their car-bomb roundup of the past few days. The thousand-pound chickens have come home to roost. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-21 1:13:55 PM |
| #8 Late reports : 19 dead 100+ wounded |
| Posted by: Anonymous4052 2004-04-21 11:38:24 AM |
| #7 Judging by their enthusiasm for the FAD, I'd say there was prince-on-prince action in Soddy loooong before this. |
| Posted by: Cthulhu Akbar 2004-04-21 10:23:53 AM |
| #6 Unlikely to be heavily occupied..... it's after 4 |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-04-21 10:06:41 AM |
| #5 Thanks, I realy needed the gayporn mental image. I'm going to be busy tearing out my mind's eye for a few minutes.... |
| Posted by: N guard 2004-04-21 10:02:55 AM |
| #4 prince on prince action --- rated XXX. Get 10 minutes of viewing for $1 at the arcade. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-04-21 9:55:01 AM |
| #3 Here is a picture. The facade of the building is torn away. If you look closely, you'll see one of the first story supports has buckled. If the building was occupied, there's alot more than 10 casualties. Expect something on the magnitude of OK City. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2004-04-21 9:52:33 AM |
| #2 "Saudi Arabia: Now with 'prince on prince' action!" Palace politics can be awfully murky... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-04-21 9:19:00 AM |
| #1 Interesting, since it's my belief that Prince Nayef is behind most of the "militants". This may be prince on prince action, though it will be blamed on al Qaeda. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-04-21 9:09:18 AM |