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Saudi Muj beheaded one hostage, threatened to shoot baby
There was growing suspicion last night that the terrorists who killed 22 people in Saudi Arabia at the weekend were allowed to go free as part of a deal to ensure the release of other hostages.After all the Christians were dead, of course The official Saudi line was that three of the four kidnappers broke out of the compound in al-Khobar using human shields. But one employee at the complex told a different story, claiming that the Saudi forces let them out after they began killing hostages and threatened to blow themselves up. A hostage heard the gunmen shouting that they would release the captives if the security forces let them go, he said. âThe security forces refused at the beginning but then apparently relented. There was a kind of deal reached, although some hostages had already been killed.â One European was decapitated and his head thrown out of the window, another source said. A kidnapper was said to have threatened to shoot a baby in front of its mother. A Scotland Yard anti-terrorist squad flew to Saudi Arabia yesterday to advise the Saudis and prepare a report for a British coroner on the the murdered oil executive, Michael Hamilton. Sources believe that the kidnappers escaped shortly before Saudi commandos landed on the building. âIt is believed that the three left by foot and didnât hijack any vehicle until they were outside the compound,â the source said. âTo leave, they had to puncture three cordons of defence.â The first was immediately around the tower block, the second around the perimeter and the last and biggest was two blocks back with armoured personal carriers and police cars. The area was sealed off on three sides with the sea on the fourth. Once outside the compound, the terrorists hijacked two cars after changing out of their military fatigues into black tracksuits. Despite the escape, Saudi Interior Ministry officials insisted that the operation was a success, saying that 41 people were freed. A Western diplomat described the attackers as âreally smart guysâ and said the Saudi security forces did âa pretty good jobâ. Posted by: TS(vice girl) 2004-05-31 |
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