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November 08, 2003
Riyadh Bombings Update: At Least 28 Dead, Mostly Children

As many as 28 have been killed and at least 100 injured in the bombings reported here. Many of the dead and wounded are children.

The explosions happened at a time when many of the adult residents were away from their homes because of the Ramadan observances, leaving a large number of children in the compound.

The Al-Muhaya compound, where the explosions took place, is an affluent residential neighborhood housing mostly Arabs. Only four people who live in the compound are not Arabs.

[More at CNN]

Posted by Michele at November 8, 2003 07:11 PM | TrackBack
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WOW House of Saud - It is time for a religious housekeeping. Killing women and children. Ignorance is obviously no linger blissful.

Posted by: Cap'n SPIN at November 9, 2003 08:56 AM

Do you think the throne is on shakey ground?
I wonder if the royal family's army is taking any action yet. It's hard to find news from there.

Posted by: Bubba at November 9, 2003 10:11 AM

Bombed complex was near Saudi royal homes This article says.

REUTERS[ SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2003 11:30:08 AM ]

RIYADH: Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef and some other Saudi royals have private homes near the housing compound ripped apart by suspected al-Qaeda suicide bombers in Riyadh on Sunday, a Western diplomat said.
"This is an area which has several private residences for members of the Saudi royal family. It was about half a mile from one of the houses of Prince Nayef," the diplomat said.

Saudi Arabia, birthplace of Islam, is battling a surge in Islamist violence. Supporters of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden have threatened both Saudi rulers and Western expatriates who hold key jobs in the kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter.

Posted by: Bubba at November 9, 2003 10:24 AM

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