Blast heard in diplomatic quarter of Riyad, Saudi Arabia

Fox News Channel | November 8, 2003

[Teacher317]

lija: he told me I know too much
nwc: People tell me that all the time.
pkg: Sadly, nobody ever tells me that.

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

[bonesmccoy]

Dang! ND scores TD and conversion... on a goal line HB running play to the right.

[StatesEnemy]

Hmmm... wouldn't it be fiting if the "royal cabal" requested a U.S. bodyguard...

Let them fund the democratization of the region. In return, they get to live out their fat/happy lives.

[LizardQueen]

So, phase one begins..right on schedule

Thats what I was thinking. "Happy Ramalamadingdong"....

I've thought most previous warnings were bogus but I admit to being more nerved up about this Ramadan than usual.

LQ

[I_love_weather]

FOX News...says an explosion rocked a building in west Riyadh - residential area

[eyespysomething]

early jihadication?

[yonif]

Israeli media has no additional details at this hour.

[jriemer]

If Notre Dame loses the terrorists win?

Then count me among the enemy. Go Navy!

[I_love_weather]

Crack house explosion perhaps? :)

[Dog]

One of the arab TV stations is reporting it is at residental compound(building) housing foreigners..

[bonesmccoy]

Walid Phares, Boynton Bech, FL on MSNBC stating:
3 explosions in the area of a building holding westerners in Riyadh.

[Tree of Liberty]

Al Arabia reporting that the blast occurred in the western part of the city at a compound that houses foreigners. Other reports conflict with this information, according to Fox.

[stlnative]

foreigner housing compound

[MrsEmmaPeel]

Thanks for the update. I've got a brother (and wonderful sister-in-law) over there and although I heard from him just this morning, I haven't been able to get a hold of him since this news broke. This is very nerve racking for me.

[yonif]

MSNBC has someone on talking on the incident.

[maestro]

From another thread....

Poll shows 42 % of Russians would support the Bolsheviks

[jimbo123]

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1110593,00.html

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

Smoke is rising from the scene and windows in nearby buildings were blown out by the force of the explosion.

[MrsEmmaPeel]

Al Arabia reporting that the blast occurred in the western part of the city at a compound that houses foreigners

Oh, God, I hope not. My brother's in one of those compounds.

[Dog]

Walid Phares is on MSNBC right now and he said it looks like AQ will launch strikes thru out the Gulf region....the whole region.

[bonesmccoy]

FNC with pictures and video... blast heard neaer diplomatic quarter in Saudi capital... residential compound that houses foreigners has been struct.

Reuters now reporting the same... "many foreigners" housed in compound...west side of Riyadh

no casualties reported yet...though police and rescue are racing to the scene.