16 Dead, 50 Hostages in Saudi ... Al-Qaeda Declare War On Oil; Briton and American Killed As Attack Set to Trigger Fuel Price Rise
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AL-QAEDA militants killed at least 16 people, including a Briton and an American, and seized 50 foreigners as hostages yesterday in an attack on the world's biggest oil exporter.
Saudi security forces stormed the luxury Oasis housing complex in Khobar, used by Western petrol companies to house their staff, and shots could be heard ringing out as fighting raged between the militants and Saudi forces. Those being held last night included American, Italian and Dutch citizens.See the full content of this document
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16 Dead, 50 Hostages in Saudi ... Al-Qaeda Declare War On Oil; Briton and American Killed As Attack Set to Trigger Fuel Price Rise
Saudi forces were initially driven off by grenades. After reinforcements were brought in, police said the attackers were surrounded on the sixth floor of a high-rise block.
A statement from an al-Qaeda linke...See the full content of this document
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