Americans Among Dead in Attack in Saudi Arabia

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Those democratic dominoes are just lining up in southwest Asia.

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Gunmen opened fire Saturday at an oil refinery co-owned by Exxon Mobil and the Saudi company SABIC in northwestern Saudi Arabia, killing at least two Americans, two Britons, an Australian and a Saudi, company officials and diplomats said.

Interior Ministry officials said three attackers also were killed. There was no immediate word on who was behind the shooting.

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The attack killed at least two American engineers, one Australian and two Britons, according to ABB spokesman Bjorn Edlund, based in Zurich, Switzerland. He did not identify them, but said all but one of the Britons worked for his oil services company. The second Briton was a subcontractor, he said.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Saudi-Attack.html

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