10Feb2004 Kingdom denies foiling suicide bomb attempt on Israeli target

Riyadh, 10th February 2004

An official source at the Ministry of Defence and Aviation denied a report circulated by some media organisations, quoting the Commander of the Israeli Air Force.

The report claimed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had foiled a suicide-bombing attempt by a Saudi pilot against an Israeli target. According to the report, the pilot, who was said to be acting under the directives of al-Qa’ida organisation, was arrested by authorities.

The official source said that the report is entirely baseless and falsified.

Source: SPA

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