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| US compound ’on fire after blasts’ | |
| 2003-05-12 | |
| AT least two explosions have been heard in the Saudi capital and have started a fire in a compound housing US nationals, witnesses said. They said the blasts were in eastern Riyadh and that at least one of them occurred inside the compound. An interior ministry source would not confirm the explosions and said only that an official statement would be issued later. FOLLOWUP: Residential complexes housing Westerners in the Saudi capital of Riyadh were bombed Monday, injuring an unspecified number of people, Fox News has learned. Americans were living in at least one of the three targeted buildings, according to State Department officials. The American embassy in Riyadh told Washington that there was no word of any American casualties. Fox News and Reuters news service were reporting that the attack involved three separate bombs on different residential buildings. The Associated Press reported that a car packed with explosives crashed into a compound and blew up. Saudi security officials said there were injuries but it was not known how many were wounded. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the car exploded after slamming into a residential compound in the eastern part of the Saudi Arabian capital.
More followup: FoxNews/AP reports a fourth explosion. At least 50 casualties taken to a single hospital... Sounds like Riyadh's under attack... Powell says he's going to go through with his planned visit tomorrow. | |
| Posted by:JP |
| #4 This is where most of the 9-11 dirt bags came from. I guess it is getting too hot in other parts of the world. |
| Posted by: Douglas De Bono 2003-05-12 20:35:36 |
| #3 Shades of the strong horse. Now that the America has demonstrated it's strength in Afganistan and Iraq, the Soddi's suddenly look weak. Amazing what a little use of power will create. |
| Posted by: john 2003-05-12 19:46:25 |
| #2 Time to bring honor/shame into it - "if you Soddys can't control your own country, why are we dealing with you?" Sharpen the executioner's sword |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-05-12 19:27:06 |
| #1 "Major Strasser has been blown up by alk runners - round up the usual suspects" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-05-12 17:35:39 |