| Two cars blew up outside banks in Jeddah today, raising concern about a fresh wave of unrest in Saudi Arabia as the world marked the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the USA. A car blew up outside the Saudi British Bank hours after a vehicle exploded in front of the headquarters of the group formerly known as the Saudi American Bank in the Red Sea city, witnesses said. The second blast, whose cause could not immediately be determined, occurred about 3pm (10pm AEST) in the trunk of the car and did not cause any casualties, the witnesses said. The explosion was in the same area as the earlier blast in the Saudi commercial capital. Police said the two cars, both taxis, had been reported stolen. At least one person, reportedly one of the bombers, was wounded in the first blast in front of the headquarters of the SAMBA group in the north of the city. |