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Seven Westerners killed in attack in Saudi Arabia, one reportedly dragged behind car
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) Gunmen entered the office of an oil contractor in Saudi Arabia and began shooting at random Saturday, killing at least seven people, including two American engineers. They then dragged one body down the street, a witness said.
The fleeing gunmen led police on a chase through the northwest Saudi city of Yanbu, exchanging fire outside a Holiday Inn before police caught up with them in a downtown shootout, a witness said. The Interior Ministry said three attackers were killed and one was captured.
There was no immediate word on who was behind the shooting, but U.S. officials had warned in recent weeks of possible attacks against foreigners in Saudi Arabia, an important U.S. ally.
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/122/world/Seven_dead_in_shooting_attack_:.shtml
Five Westerners, a Saudi and three suspected insurgents have been killed in two related incidents in the Saudi Red Sea port town of Yanbu.
Insurgents opened fire on an oil refinery co-owned by Exxon Mobil and the Saudi company SABIC in the kingdom's northwestern town.
Two Americans, two Britons, an Australian and a Saudi were killed, company officials and diplomats said.
Earlier reports suggested three Americans were killed
Interior Ministry officials said three attackers were also killed.
"At 7:00 am (0400 GMT) on Saturday four men entered the headquarters of a Saudi contractor in Yanbu and fired at random on Saudis and foreigners," the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
"Security forces chased them and they took refuge in residential areas and hijacked some cars. Three of them were killed and a fourth was wounded. There were a number of deaths and injuries among Saudis and foreigners," it added.
Diplomats' confirmation
US diplomats in Saudi Arabia also said they had received reports that Westerners, including Americans, had been attacked in Yanbu and some were killed.
A hotel employee in Yanbu confirmed a Westerner was killed in a five-star hotel in the city.
Saudi Arabia has been battling a year-long wave of Islamist insurgency, targeting mainly foreigners.
More than 50 people were killed in bombings in the capital Riyadh, including an attack on a Saudi security building last month. At least eight people, including a senior security officer, were killed in that blast.
Aljazeera + Agencies
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F50E7931-5E29-4F02-9085-FF43A663100D.htm
There was no immediate word on who was behind the shooting, but U.S. officials had warned in recent weeks of possible attacks against foreigners in Saudi Arabia, an important U.S. ally.
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/122/world/Seven_dead_in_shooting_attack_:.shtml
Five Westerners, a Saudi and three suspected insurgents have been killed in two related incidents in the Saudi Red Sea port town of Yanbu.
Insurgents opened fire on an oil refinery co-owned by Exxon Mobil and the Saudi company SABIC in the kingdom's northwestern town.
Two Americans, two Britons, an Australian and a Saudi were killed, company officials and diplomats said.
Earlier reports suggested three Americans were killed
Interior Ministry officials said three attackers were also killed.
"At 7:00 am (0400 GMT) on Saturday four men entered the headquarters of a Saudi contractor in Yanbu and fired at random on Saudis and foreigners," the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
"Security forces chased them and they took refuge in residential areas and hijacked some cars. Three of them were killed and a fourth was wounded. There were a number of deaths and injuries among Saudis and foreigners," it added.
Diplomats' confirmation
US diplomats in Saudi Arabia also said they had received reports that Westerners, including Americans, had been attacked in Yanbu and some were killed.
A hotel employee in Yanbu confirmed a Westerner was killed in a five-star hotel in the city.
Saudi Arabia has been battling a year-long wave of Islamist insurgency, targeting mainly foreigners.
More than 50 people were killed in bombings in the capital Riyadh, including an attack on a Saudi security building last month. At least eight people, including a senior security officer, were killed in that blast.
Aljazeera + Agencies
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F50E7931-5E29-4F02-9085-FF43A663100D.htm
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