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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 07:39 AM
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Saudis Outraged by Riyadh Car Bombing
Edited on Thu Apr-22-04 07:40 AM by Misunderestimator
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4906429

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's top cleric said on Thursday the people behind a suicide car bombing in Riyadh would "burn in hell" for killing innocent Muslims in the attack, which a militant group linked to al Qaeda said it carried out.

The group said it was responsible for Wednesday's blast that destroyed a security force headquarters and it vowed to carry out more bombings against government symbols.

Witnesses and medics said 10 people, including two security men, were killed but the Saudi Interior Ministry put the death toll at four, with 148 wounded. Diplomats in the Saudi capital said they also had conflicting death figures.

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russian33 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 08:07 AM
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1. Is it just me...
..or did this terrorist attack have great timing with all the talk about Saudis promising to help Bush with the oil prices around the election?
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TryingToWarnYou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 08:17 AM
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2. Considering the fact that the Saudis have supported so much terrorism...
this should come as no surprise. They are quite familiar with the ways and means of radical Islam.
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