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| Molotov cocktail tossed at German couple in Riyadh |
| 2001-10-11 |
RIYADH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A man threw a Molotov cocktail at a German couple in Saudi Arabia in an incident believed to be related to heightened tensions following last month's attacks on the United States, diplomats said on Thursday. The man and woman escaped unhurt, the diplomats said, but the episode in Riyadh had prompted the German embassy to advise Germans in the kingdom to tighten their personal security. "We take it very seriously. It appears to be an attack directed at foreigners," one of the diplomats said. "A man wearing Saudi national dress threw a bottle with a burning liquid towards the couple's car as they drove towards their compound just after sunset. The driver hit the brakes and the bottle hit the front of the car and broke on the other side of the street," one of the diplomats said. "He then accelerated very fast and when they looked around there was a big burning spot on the street. As they drove away the man, who had his headscarf wrapped around his face, picked up a rock and threw it after their car." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |