Al-qaida-attacke In Saudi-arabien

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Saudi Forces Hunt Militants After Attack

May 29, 9:51 AM (ET)
By DONNA ABU-NASR

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Suspected Islamic militants sprayed gunfire inside two oil industry compounds on the Persian Gulf, killing at least six people - including one American - before taking hostages at a nearby expatriate residential complex.
Saudi security forces stormed the residential compound and opened fire in search of the militants, though a police officer said all hostages had been freed and negotiations were under way. British and Filipino citizens and Saudi guards were reportedly among the dead, as well as a 10-year-old Egyptian boy whose father worked at the oil compound. There were reports the death toll could reach 15.
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