Chief skin Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Saudi suicide bomb kills 9 By CNN's Caroline Faraj Wednesday, April 21, 2004 Posted: 11:16 AM EDT (1516 GMT) Television pictures showed the front of the five-story building had been shattered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story Tools -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Saudi Arabia Acts of terror or Create your own Manage alerts | What is this? (CNN) -- At least nine people have been killed and 125 wounded in a suicide bombing outside the Saudi General Security Building in the capital, Riyadh, hospital sources say. Television pictures from the scene showed the entire front of the five-story building had been shattered. Burned-out and damaged cars littered the area. At the time of the blast, the building would have been filled with workers, but there was no official word from the Saudi government on the number of casualties. A senior Interior Ministry official said that authorities, tipped off that six explosions had been planned, found and defused five of the bombs. Khaled Al Maeena, editor-in-chief of the English-language Arab News, told CNN's American Morning that windows were blown out of houses a half mile from Al-Washim Street in the al-Nassiriyah neighborhood, where the explosion was centered. The area is also near the Saudi Information Ministry and the headquarters for the security forces who guard the Saudi royal family. Truck bombs defused On Tuesday, Saudi security forces defused two truck bombs outside Riyadh, a security source said, bringing the number of car bombs seized in the kingdom to five within a week. Burned-out and damaged cars littered the area after Wednesday's blast. The vehicles were discovered late Monday at Shuaib Juraidal in Rumhiyah village, 56 miles (90 kilometers) east of Riyadh. After the two vehicles were found, security forces and helicopters searched the area for armed men, who fled the area in a Jeep, residents told Arab News. On Sunday, an Interior Ministry official announced the arrest of eight suspects linked to recent deadly clashes with security forces and car bombs. (Full story) The Saudi Press Agency quoted the official giving details of three seized vehicles packed with thousands of pounds of explosives, including one vehicle authorities had been searching for since February. Saudi police set up several checkpoints in Riyadh. I guess the Saudis strategey of playing both sides of the fence is not working out as well as they had planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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