Haaretz: Witnesses report large blast heard in Saudi capital Riyadh

[allemand]

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/ShTickers.html


Reuters:
Large blast heard in Saudi capital

Wed Dec 29, 2004 05:55 PM GMT

RIYADH (Reuters) - A large blast has been heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh, witnesses say, but the cause is not immediately clear.

Witnesses said the blast on Wednesday was heard near the Interior Ministry. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, has been battling a wave of al-Qaeda linked violence.

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=646156§ion=news&src=rss/uk/topNews

[spinbaby]

1. It was posted to this site at 19:56

What time is that in Eastern Standard time?

[cal04]

2. Blast heard in Saudi capital

A LOUD blast was heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh this evening but its cause was unknown, an AFP correspondent said. (it's now 9:11 pm there)


A LOUD blast was heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh this evening but its cause was unknown, an AFP correspondent said.Security forces closed off roads leading to al-Maazar district where the interior ministry and the Intercontinental Hotel are located.

The blast occurred hours after Saudi security forces shot dead a gunman in Riyadh in a fresh shootout as they combed a district where a terror suspect and a civilian were killed in a clash the night before.


http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,11810353%255E1702,00.html

[allemand]

3. dupe - 19:56 in Israel is 12:56 Eastern Standard time

[allemand]

4. Car Bombs And Shooting In Saudi Capital

Car Bombs And Shooting In Saudi Capital

A car bomb has exploded in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, it has been reported.

A second blast and shooting has also been reported by news agencies.They said security forces closed off roads leading to al Maazar district where the interior ministry and the Intercontinental Hotel are located.

The blast occurred hours after Saudi security forces shot dead a gunman in Riyadh after searching a district where a terror suspect and a civilian were killed in a clash the night before.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/041229/140/f9d39.html

[wicket]

5. oh no :(

:(

[fryguy]

6. no new news?

wonder what's going on....

[Pithy Cherub]

7. cnn just said two blasts

[allemand]

8. A second car-bomb explodes in Riyadh next a center for special-forces

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/ShTickers.html

[allemand]

9. Saudi television reports one person dead in car-bombing attacks

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/ShTickers.html

[allemand]

10. Police kill 7 militants after Saudi blasts-source

29 Dec 2004 21:20:22 GMT
Source: Reuters

RIYADH, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Saudi police killed seven militants believed to be linked to two car bombs which exploded near the Interior Ministry and a security unit in Riyadh on Wednesday, a security source said.

The source said the militants were killed when police raided a house in the capital but gave no further details. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the two bombings.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29139230.htm

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11. Militants Clash With Police in Riyad

Wednesday December 29, 2004 9:46 PM

By ABDULLAH Al-SHIHRI

Associated Press Writer

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Militants in the Saudi capital launched coordinated car bombings against the police ministry and a troop recruitment center and battled security forces in attacks that caused oil prices to jump and signaled that Muslim extremists are keeping up their fight despite a fierce Saudi crackdown on al-Qaida.
Seven militants were killed in the gunbattle with police in a northern district of Riyadh, Al-Arabiya television reported. The clash broke out about the same time as the the two car bombings - a remote control blast near the Interior Ministry and a suicide attack on the recruitment center.

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While damage to the Interior Ministry was minor, it was a bold assault on the government body at the center of Saudi Arabia's war on al-Qaida and other Islamic extremists. <...> The blast rocked the ministry building and shattered windows in it and neighboring buildings. In addition to the Interior Ministry, the Civil Service Ministry, a post office and a luxury hotel are in the area, known as al-Murabaa. The Interior Ministry, a massive, modern high-rise, was shown with its windows brightly and few signs of damage lit in pictures broadcast from the scene by Saudi television. Damaged cars, including a blood-splattered taxi, sat outside.

A half hour after the first blast and five miles away, a second explosion went off at a center for recruiting emergency troops, police said. Saudi TV said two guards and two bystanders, described as foreigners, were injured.

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4700358,00.html