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Arabia
Gunman killed near Saudi interior minister's palace
2011-08-07
[Emirates 24/7] Saudi security forces killed a gunman early on Saturday after he fired at a checkpoint near the Interior Minister's palace in Jeddah, the state news agency said.
... and if you can't believe the state news agency who can you believe?
Police said they were unable to confirm whether the incident was linked to a Islamic exemplar attack.

"At 1 am on Saturday (2200 GMT Friday), a person carrying a gun fired at a checkpoint in Abdulrahman Al-Malki Street in Jeddah. He was dealt with swiftly and was killed. The event is still under investigation," the SPA statement said.

There were no other deaths or casualties, it said.

Around the same time two years ago, the interior minister's son, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who oversees the Saudi counter-terrorism programme, was the target of a failed suicide kaboom by a man posing as a repentant Islamic exemplar.
Ah yes, the Colon Bomber, he who preceded the Pantibomber. It was said at the time that the bomb had been inserted up his bum so that it wouldn't be noticed if he had to undergo a standard body search.
Interior Ministry front man Mansour al-Turki referred a call for comment to Jeddah police front man Mesfer Aljoayed, who was not immediately available.

Police First Lieutenant Nawaf Nasser said he could not confirm the incident was a Islamic exemplar attack. "There is an investigation on-going. It is not complete yet and there will be a final statement once it is," he said.

The world's biggest oil exporter, Soddy Arabia, is an absolute monarchy without an elected parliament or political parties.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) last month issued a message from its military commander threatening to attack Soddy Arabia and its ruling family.
Posted by:Fred

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