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Saudis: Explosion Was Not Terror Act
A car explosion that killed a German man in Riyadh over the weekend was not a terrorist act, but the result of gang rivalries, the kingdom's intelligence chief said Monday. Alk runners again? "The incident was extraordinary and isolated and is the result of a struggle and disputes among traders in illegal matters," Prince Nawwaf said in remarks distributed to the media. It was not "a terrorist (act) against foreigners in the kingdom." That line's looking pretty thin by now... Saudi authorities have blamed a string of bombings targeting foreigners in the past two years on disputes between gangs dealing in alcohol, which is forbidden in the kingdom under Islamic laws but is not difficult to obtain. Western diplomats, however, have been increasingly concerned the attacks are the work of Muslim extremists. "There are no extremists in Soddy Arabia. Here, they're all mainstream." Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-10-01 |
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