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Soddy AQ leader discusses Hostage "Slaughter" at Khobar
A man identified as al-Qaidaâs chief in Saudi Arabia claimed responsibility for an attack in the kingdomâs oil hub on an audiotape posted on the Internet Sunday.
Tap, Tap
A speaker who identifies himself as Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin, believed to lead al-Qaida operations on the Arabian Peninsula, describes terrorists attackers "slaughtering" hostages during an attack that began early Saturday with a (a) attack, (b) assault(c) shooting rampage in at oil company offices in Khobar, 250 miles northeast of Riyadh.
Probably thought they would be misidentified for Post Office employees
The crisis ended 25 hours later when Saudi security forces thought the hostages were all dead stormed another building where suspected Islamic militants were holding Western hostages. Saudi comedians commandos entered the expatriate resort early Sunday to punch in for combat pay and medals free up to 60 foreign hostages seized by Islamic militants who had sprayed gunfire inside Persian Gulf oil industry compounds, murdering killing up to 16 people. An unknown number of Americans were among those killed and taken captive.
| The number of dead is up to 20 now. Probably it's higher than that... |
The purported al-Moqrin recording ended with what appeared to be sounds from the attack. Shots could be heard, and men were shouting: "Cheese it, the Cops! Open this door quickly!"
They didnât end with Insallan?
The authenticity of the purported tape from al-Moqrin could not be verified, but the voice resembled the voice on previous tapes attributed to him. On the web site, it accompanied a statement purportedly written by al-Qaidaâs cell in the Arabian Peninsula claimed all of the hostages had been killed. "The holy warriors didnât leave any of the hostages alive. Extra Virgins all around. All those infidels and Crusaders who were in their hands were liquidated," it said. The tape and statement were on a Web site known for militant Muslim content.
Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-05-30 |
