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| Saudi Gunmen Fire on Car Carrying American |
| 2004-06-02 |
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Gunmen opened fire Wednesday on a car carrying at least one American in western Saudi Arabia, a Western diplomat said. The diplomat, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, had no further information, including where the attack took place. However, the diplomat’s account came shortly after reports that gunmen opened fire on a car carrying at least one American outside a compound in the Saudi capital of Riyadh that is used by members of the U.S. military. "The car was coming out of the compound with three passengers when small arms fire opened up on the vehicle," Dow Jones Newswires quoted an unidentified security official as saying. It said the official had spoken to residents of the compound. The passengers weren’t believed to have been injured, he was quoted as saying. The attack took place at the Iskan compound, on the southern outskirts of Riyadh, where some U.S. military advisers to the Saudi National Guard live, Dow Jones said. An assault last weekend killed 22 people at a compound where many foreigners live in Khobar, the latest in a spate of attacks in the last six weeks that have left 35 people dead, mostly foreigners. The attacks have come despite an aggressive government campaign to root out terrorism. Here we go again.... |
| Posted by:Anonymous4617 |
| #1 The attacks have come despite an aggressive government campaign to root out terrorism. Obviously, that government "campaign" wasn't aggressive enough.... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-02 8:27:24 PM |