Esplosione a Riyadh

[L'Uomo Tigre]

Blast In Riyadh, At Least 30 Dead 100 Wounded
Nov 08, 2003

Three loud explosions rocked Riyadh including a diplomatic housing compound late Saturday and as many as 28 people have been killed and 100 wounded.

Bombers attacked one compound housing foreigners in the strike on Sunday, killing at least two people a day after Washington warned of terrorist raids and shut its missions in Saudi Arabia.

Two cars drove into the Muhaya residential compound in west Riyadh and exploded inside.

"I can see one of the cars which is completely destroyed and I can see human remains," said the Reuters reporter, who was allowed to enter the compound. "We don't know how many terrorists were in the cars."

Television footage showed extensive damage, with houses flattened, cars burned out and rescue workers searching rubble where some children's toys were strewn. Cranes lifted huge pieces of concrete under floodlights.

[L'Uomo Tigre]

RIAD - Una forte deflagrazione ha scosso stanotte il complesso residenziale di Mihuaya a Riad. Secondo fonti ufficiali si e' trattato di un 'atto terroristico'. La zona e' stata isolata. Secondo testimoni l'odore di fumo e di esplosivo si sente a diversi chilometri di distanza. La zona e' a circa cinque chilometri dal quartiere diplomatico. Il bilancio dell'attentato ipotizzato finora e' di 20-30 morti. Un americano risulta disperso, i feriti sono un centinaio. Trovati i cadaveri di quattro arabi e un indiano. Secondo fonti attendibili i kamikaze dell'attentato erano travestiti da agenti di sicurezza sauditi. Le case del quartiere Muhaya appartenevano a una media borghesia costituita da professionisti provenienti da Egitto, Siria, Libano, Giordania e dai territori palestinesi.
09/11/2003 11:00