Saudi Police, Militants Exchange Fire in Jeddah

[maddezmom]

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi police and suspected Muslim militants exchanged fire on Saturday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, security sources said.


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The shooting between police and the militants, who were firing from moving cars, came nearly a week after a major al Qaeda attack in the world's biggest oil-exporting country killed 22 people in the city of Khobar.


"Police are currently pursuing a number of cars," one source said. "They are trying to surround them."


Fears about the security situation in the world's biggest oil exporter helped push world oil prices to record highs last week before oil producers pledged to hike production.


On Friday, al Qaeda's top leader in the kingdom, Abdulaziz al-Muqrin, called on Saudis to support the militants' campaign to topple the U.S.-allied Saudi monarchy.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=2&u=/nm/20040604/ts_nm/security_saudi_shooting_dc

Wonder if these are the same one's they let go with the insistence of the US govt.? :shrug:

[Nlighten1]

1. Are the average Saudis...

getting tired of the ruling Saudis?

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. They have been ready to throw the saudis off

for years... why do you think AQ thinks that they can
overthrow the Saud Family and take over?

In reality Saudi Arabia is a tinder box waiting to go off

[Nlighten1]

4. I don't think AQ can over throw the Saud family...

I think the people of Saudi Arabia will over throw the Sauds. The US will call them AQ and most Americans will be none the wiser.

[keithyboy]

3. "Exchange fire" my ass!!! 16 people have been killed and 50 hostages

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F4822EC1-6D14-4B80-AD05-CBAA964AEAD3.htm

This is pretty disasterous and the US media seems to be ignoring it.
WTF is going on? The Saudi royal family is in deep shit and we are spread to thin to give them much help. Bet they wish Saddam was back in Iraq!