| Al Qaida was said to be preparing for another major attack in Saudi Arabia. Western diplomatic sources said embassies and foreign companies have been warned of the prospect of another major Al Qaida strike in the kingdom. The sources said the Al Qaida network in Saudi Arabia has been encouraged by the flight of Westerners from the kingdom in wake of previous insurgency strikes. "The most likely prospect is an attack on a Western compound or office," a diplomatic source said. "It's a tried-and-true method and it causes the most panic among the expatriate community." On Saturday, a gun battle took place outside a Western housing compound on the edge of Riyad. Reports of the shooting were sketchy with witnesses asserting that four gunmen were captured. Nobody from the compound was injured, and later the Interior Ministry denied that an attack had taken place. |