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Five
militants killed in Saudi raid
AP / 12:32 PM EDT / Friday, Apr. 23,
2004
"Saudi forces killed five terror
suspects, including two of the country's
most wanted men, during overnight raids
launched in response to suicide bombing
in the capital.. ..The two dead
fugitives were wanted in connection with
bombings in Riyadh that killed 51 people
in May and November, 2003. It was
unclear if they were connected to
Wednesday's attack." [more]
Survivors
Recall Jeddah's Night of Terror
Arab
News / JEDDAH, 25 April 2004
The gunbattle between terrorists and
security forces in the early hours of
Friday has left the injured and
bystanders badly shaken, with some
saying the scene had a surreal
quality.." [more]
King
Blasts Terrorists for Using Islam as
Cover
Arab News / JEDDAH, 25 April 2004
"Saudi Arabia yesterday
vowed to hunt down the terrorists who
carried out Wednesday's car bomb attack
in Riyadh. "It's the work of a
deviant few who wanted to undermine the
country, terrorize peaceful people and
kill Muslims," a statement by
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Fahd said of the attack on a security
building." [more]
Reuters / 23 Apr
2004 12:39:18 GMT
"..Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Sudeis,
the state-appointed preacher at the
Grand Mosque at Islam's holiest shrine
in Mecca, made his plea during the
weekly sermon which he dedicated to five
Saudis killed in Wednesday's blast which
targeted a security building. "We
strongly warn you against heeding
misleading edicts that promote
extremism," he said, referring to
radical Islamist preachers who give
their blessings to militant attacks
against Saudi rulers they accuse of
being U.S. agents.." [more]
Saudi
hails anti-terror strikes
Middle East On-line / 2004-04-24
13:53:10
"The security forces will
continue their work as before across all
the kingdom," vowed regional
governor Prince Abdul Majid bin Abdul
Aziz.. .."We are all security
agents now," the prince added
during an overnight hospital visit to
security troops and civilians wounded in
the Jeddah fighting." [more]
Saudi
Gov't Says It Foiled a New Attack
Associated Press / Saturday, Apr 24,
2004
"Security forces foiled a planned
terror attack in the port city of Jiddah
by carrying out raids that left five
Islamic militants dead, the Interior
Ministry said.." [more]
Fallout
from Latest Bombing in Saudi Arabia
[AUDIO]
NPR / April 23, 2004
"A car bomb in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, killed five and wounded more
than 100 this week. NPR's Mike Shuster
was recently in the Middle East, and
joins NPR's Alex Chadwick to talk about
the implications for Saudi security and
U.S.-Saudi relations." [more]
Western
academics praise the work of Saudi
Arabia
Gulf
News / Saturday, April 24, 2004
"As
Riyadh reeled from another terror
attack, Western academics attending an
anti-terrorism forum praised Saudi
Arabia for acknowledging it has a
home-grown terrorism problem, rather
than blaming other factors, particularly
the Palestinian-Israeli and Iraqi
conflicts.." [more]
For
Saudis attack is the best defense
Gulf News / OpEd / Abdul
Hamid Ahmad, Editor in Chief / April 24,
2004
"Terrorists have struck
again in Saudi Arabia, targeting this
time the kingdom's core, which is
leading the war against terrorism.
The heinous bombing of the police
headquarters in Riyadh and earlier
attacks and attempts prove that the
kingdom is a victim of terrorism. Fresh
threats have also been made against
Saudi Arabia. This negates claims by the
US and other countries that it exports
terrorism. For, how can a country export
terror when it is a victim itself?"
[more]
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