Blast heard in diplomatic quarter of Riyad, Saudi Arabia

Fox News Channel | November 8, 2003

[Tree of Liberty]

A diplomat just informed Fox News that a blast was heard in the diplomatic quarter of the city. No further information was given.

[jimbo123]

Posted on Sat, Nov. 08, 2003

Three Explosions Strike Saudi Arabia
DONNA ABU-NASR
Associated Press

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Three explosions rocked the Saudi capital Riyadh around midnight Saturday, and smoke could be seen rising from the area of the blast, diplomats said.

The diplomats said there was one big explosion at about midnight, followed by two smaller ones 15 seconds apart. Police cars raced toward the direction of the blasts, which appeared to have happened in the western part of the city.

An American Embassy spokeswoman confirmed the explosion, but said it was not in the diplomatic quarter. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear, and it wasn't known if there were any casualties.

Almost all the foreign embassies in Riyadh - including the U.S. Embassy - and most diplomats' homes are inside the quarter, an isolated neighborhood whose entrances are guarded.

But there are several residential compounds housing Western business people relatively near to the diplomatic quarter on the city's west side.

[kinghorse]

These people are ordained by the wording of their book to fulfill it's prophecies.

The players must make their play to realize the extraordinary change predicted to occur during this celestially supreme ramadan season. Either make their play or die by the true believer's sword. Death under a Blood Red Moon.

[MarMema]

There's that gulf connection again....which thread was that one? I can't keep them straight anymore.

[cmsgop]

Yup! This must be the kickoff.

[bonesmccoy]

do you know where in Riyadh?

Please attempt to contact him.

- Prayers !

[maestro]

LOL

ND 21 Nav 17

40 years since Navy won.

Correct,.....but, if Navy should beat'm they'd take their football and go home!

(There's NO business like SHOW business.)

:-)

[knak]

it's happening in my house now! Just spilled a half a gallon of paint ion my sons carpet between reading posts here! I come back and Saudi's blowing up?

[yonif]

Israeli news website says there have been reports that there are lots of casulties, 3 explosions, currently a fire rages there, and it was about 5km from the diplomatic square of the city.

[Dog]

There are reports that a gunfight was heard immediately after the blast

This sounds the the strike early this year when AQ went after the survivors...

[pgkdan]

CBS News Radio is now reporting 3 seperate blasts in a foreign residential district of Riyahd.

[StatesEnemy]

Ya just heard....

Eventually we will hafta stop dicking around in Afghanistan/Iraq, and go to the source.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Lijahsbubbe knows too much. There, you've been told. ;^)

Ooh, so that could have been a real slick insult! Good catch. But now I've got it in print that someone said I know too much. I'll have to show that to my children, maybe it will change their minds. ;)

[Allegra]

Well... it starts at the same "time" everywhere no matter what the clock says.

Reminds me of the '83 Super Bowl when my sister had a lot of beers at a SB party and called from the Central Time Zone early in the 4th quarter to our parents' house in the DC area and said:

"I can't take it anymore. This is too close. Go ahead and tell me who won."

Mother (bewildered): "What???"

Sister: Well, you're an hour ahead of us...it must be over by now, right? So what's the score?"

[StriperSniper]

Cool! Thanks! Now I don't have to go find that.

Looks good for us in the NYC area, pretty clear skys and totality. :)

[Dog]

Al Qaeda..

[cibco]

I hate to say it... you probably won't hear from him for awhile, even if he is safe. Prayers out...

[LADYAK]

so the eclipse has started in saudia arabia...sorry I am wishing cloudiness for them and how about some rain...make it nice and muddy

[Dog]

I gave up.....:-)

[bonesmccoy]

AP wire on Foxnews.com

Saturday, November 08, 2003

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Three explosions rocked the Saudi capital Riyadh (search) around midnight Saturday, and smoke could be seen rising from the area of the blasts, diplomats said.





The diplomats said there was one big explosion at about midnight, followed by two smaller ones 15 seconds apart. Police cars raced toward the direction of the blasts, which appeared to have happened in the western part of the city.

An American Embassy spokeswoman confirmed the explosion, but said it was not in the diplomatic quarter. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear, and it wasn't known if there were any casualties.

Almost all the foreign embassies in Riyadh — including the U.S. Embassy — and most diplomats' homes are inside the quarter, an isolated neighborhood whose entrances are guarded.

But there are several residential compounds housing Western business people relatively near to the diplomatic quarter on the city's west side.

A western diplomat said he got a call from a friend who reported seeing smoke rising from a building on the other side of the diplomatic quarter near an area where the palaces of the royal family's senior princes are located.

The Al-Arabiya (search) television network said an explosion shook a building in west Riyadh, but it did not give a source for its information or provide footage.

American diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia (search) were closed Saturday for an undetermined period amid warnings that a terror attack could be imminent in the tense Gulf kingdom.

[pgkdan]

For sure...now I hear that there's been gunfire in the same area. Finishing off survivors?