Ramadan in Saudi Arabia

Evidently it isn't just in Algeria that some Muslims think Ramadan is a perfect time for "Jihad against Satan and his followers." In Saudi Arabia, "three explosions rocked a residential compound in the Saudi capital Saturday night, and a government official said the attack came after gunmen broke into the compound and exchanged fire with security guards."

Details are murky at this point, "the manager of the targeted compound estimated that 100 people were wounded, and a resident said 20 to 30 people were killed, the Al-Arabiya television channel said. Ma'aed al-Yamie, a doctor at Riyadh Central Hospital, told The Associated Press that a Sudanese man killed in the blast and 10 wounded were brought to his hospital."

U.S. intelligence deserves some props for seeing this one coming: "The attack occurred a day after the U.S. Embassy issued a warning that terror attacks could be imminent in the tense Gulf kingdom, and American diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia were closed Saturday as a result."

Posted by Robert at November 8, 2003 7:38 PM
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