US officials say over 90 people, including 9-10 Americans, died in suicide attacks that devastated three Riyadh estates housing Westerners Monday night.- The bodies of nine suicide killers were found in rubble.
- Number of injured is close to 200.
- Al Qaeda claims Riyadh attacks in message to London Arabic newspaper al Majallah.
- Whole streets, blocks and multi-storey buildings semi-demolished or flattened by car bombs set off by gunmen who went in shooting.
- US secretary Powell toured ravaged housing compounds upon landing in Riyadh hours after attack.
- Al Qaeda’s bomb attacks in Riyadh Monday night were opening shots of fresh terror campaign against US and Saudi Arabia timed for end of Iraq War.
- Probable next targets: oil facilities, airports and airliners.
- Hundreds of al Qaeda terrorists await next instructions in Saudi cities – among them US and Canadian nationals and turncoat Saudi soldiers
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