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Saudi Arabia Says It Thwarted Suicide Bombing Attack on US Embassy: Report
ABC News ^ | April 28, 2015 | By MOLLY HUNTER and NASSER ATTA

Posted on 04/28/2015 8:07:55 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Saudi Arabia said today that it foiled a suicide bombing plot against the U.S. Embassy in the kingdom’s capital of Riyadh.

In an announcement carried by the Saudi Press Agency today, Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said authorities uncovered the plot by a militant cell involving at least two Syrian citizens and a Saudi citizen to attack the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh in mid-March.

The Saudi national, who had a criminal record according to the Interior Ministry, was arrested April 18 when authorities searched his car and found pipes, batteries, mobile chargers and a few electric wires, officials said.

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TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: egypt; iran; isis; islam; israel; leadingfrombehind; lebanon; russia; saudi; saudiarabia; shiites; syria; waronterror; yemen

1 posted on 04/28/2015 8:07:55 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This will be easy to verify because of Saudi Arabia’s legendary transparency. They have a FOIA, don’t they? I seem to recall that; plus their well-known free and independent press; and, oh yes, they will let reporters in from all over the world and let them report ‘em as they see ‘em.
I feel very confident.


2 posted on 04/28/2015 8:18:09 AM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great -- until it happens to YOU.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Iran Tells Syria to Attack Israel on the Golan Heights


3 posted on 04/29/2015 1:26:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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