The Red Sea port of Yanbu became the scene of the latest horrific attack by militants when a group of at least four young men, disguised as Coast Guards, stormed the offices of ABB Lummus armed with automatic weapons and, according to one witness, opened fire at point blank range. Reports filtering in throughout the day said at least seven people were killed and several others injured.
In a grim replay of scenes in Baghdad recently, gunmen bound one of the bodies hand-and-foot and attached it to the rear of a vehicle â big enough, an eye witness said, to allow four weapons to be brandished out one side and three out of the other. They then dragged the body through the residential area of the Royal Commission housing area, while shooting into the air and at selected buildings. They were heard to be shouting âjihad, jihad.â
| One of those quaint Arabian religious ceremonies, eh? |
The girlsâ and boysâ high schools were hit in what locals see as a symbolic gesture, and the local McDonaldâs restaurant was raked with fire. Plate glass windows were peppered with bullet holes, and an illuminated sign shot out. The body finally ended up in a gutter outside a bank in the residential area. An eyewitness who manages a local business told Arab News that: âThe body had all the clothes ripped away except for shreds of underwear and shoes. It was just lying in the gutter; it was horrible to see.â
| It was those Lions of the Desert, obviously... |
After the incident, the area was swamped by police â but it appears the gunmen escaped as the Holiday Inn was next to come under fire.
| Who was in charge of the cops? Fatty Arbuckle? |
Located off the main highway but on the route from the Royal Commission housing area to Yanbu Al-Bahr, it is accessible only through a tight security check. Somehow, the terrorists got through and riddled the hotelâs façade and a security shack with bullets. Unconfirmed reports say that a security guard at the Arabian Homes compound adjacent to the hotel was shot and killed. According to other eyewitnesses, around 11 oâclock in the morning, a white vehicle was chased by police through Yanbu Al Bahr. After a violent confrontation with the police in a crowded main street, more deaths were reported after the vehicle exploded in flames, leaving at least one terrorist burning to death.
At about the same time Soddy Clown Prince Abdullah publicly blamed Zionists for the recent attacks in Soddy (I shit you not). |