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Saudi Arabia Names Suicide Compound Bombers
Saudi Arabia said on Monday two Saudi nationals carried out the November 9 suicide bombing of a residential compound in Riyadh which killed at least 18 people. An Interior Ministry statement said the bombers, identified by DNA testing, were Ali bin Hamed al-Maabadi al-Harbi and Nasser bin Abdullah bin Nasser al-Sayyari. Both were wanted by authorities on security charges, it said. The statement read on state television gave the first detailed official account of the attack. It said the attackers drove up to the compound gates in a car, throwing hand grenades and shooting at the guards. Then a jeep, painted with the insignia of security forces and loaded with explosives, entered the compound. "Then it was blown up in a suicide operation," the statement said, adding the jeep had been rigged with 300 kg of explosives. Authorities also discovered a rest stop nearby which was used to prepare for the attack and where the car was painted. "Investigators have found out who is behind this operation and measures are still being taken," the statement added. "Security forces are still chasing the perpetrators and God willing they will be found and brought to justice." I see a lot of chasing and not a lot of catching. And nobody has gone to the block yet. Posted by: Steve 2003-12-01 |
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