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Americans killed in terrorist suicide attack in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it killed three militants who stormed a contracting building in the Red Sea port of Yanbu and an unknown number of foreigners and Saudis were killed in the incident. "At 7:00 A.M. on Saturday four men entered the headquarters of a Saudi contractor in Yanbu and fired at random on Saudis and foreigners," the Interior Ministry said in a statement. "Security forces chased them and they took refuge in residential areas and hijacked some cars. Three of them were killed and a fourth was wounded. There were a number of deaths and injuries among Saudis and foreigners," it added.U.S. diplomats in Saudi Arabia said on Saturday they had received reports that Westerners, including Americans, had been attacked in the Red Sea industrial city of Yanbu and some were killed. "We have reports of more than one death. Americans appear to be among the victims," a U.S. embassy spokeswoman in Riyadh said. "We are still working on gathering details". A hotel employee in Yanbu confirmed a Westerner was killed in a five-star hotel in the city but said he had no details. "Somebody died, but we donât know their nationality yet," the hotel employee said by telephone. U.S. and British diplomats said on Saturday they were checking reports that a number of Western expatriates had been shot in the Red Sea industrial city of Yanbu. "We are looking into reports that Westerners have been killed or injured in a shooting," a British embassy spokesman said. The United States embassy said it had also received reports that an American citizen had been attacked. "We are gathering facts. We are concerned," a U.S. embassy spokeswoman said. Yanbu, about 150 km north of Jeddah on the Red Sea, had until now been largely unaffected by violence in the kingdom. Posted by: Bulldog 2004-05-01 |
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