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Official: Hostages freed in Saudi Arabia
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia -- Dozens of American, European and other hostages were released Sunday, and a gunmen believed to be the lead Islamic militant holding them was arrested, a Saudi security official said, adding that two other gunmen were "in the process of being arrested." The security official would not comment on the whereabouts or conditions of the hostages, saying only: "It has ended. One has been arrested and two are in the process of being arrested - they are surrounded."
| Soddies don't do well when they have Bad Guys surrounded... |
A soldier on the scene said that seven gunmen had been arrested. When told that security officials were saying two were not yet in custody, he said they were on two floors that troops had not yet reached. Neither the soldier nor the security official would comment further, with the security official saying the Saudi Interior Ministry would issue a statement on the resolution later.
| FOLLOWUP: I was right. FoxNews reports that three of the four bad guyz got away. I don't know who the hell they captured. Could be alk runners. |
Posted by: Fred 2004-05-30 |
