09Nov2003 Interior Ministry issues statement on terrorist bombing

Riyadh, 9th November 2003

An official source at the Interior Ministry said that Al-Mohayya residential complex in Laban valley, west of Riyadh city, was targeted in a terrorist bombing at midnight on Saturday. A car loaded with explosives was detonated in the compound, which houses communities of various nationalities, the majority of whom are Arabs.

The bombing resulted in the death of Saudis, Sudanese and Egyptian nationals, including four children, and the injury of 122 residents of various nationalities. The statement said that all but twenty-five victims have been discharged from hospital.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing, and further information will be issued imminently.

Source: SPA

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