Post by Jake Kratovil on Jan 12, 2010 11:44:02 GMT -5
A meeting between Saudi Prince Muqran bin Abdul Aziz and top US Diplomats over counterterrorism became a scene of carnage when a car bomb exploded outside the Jeddah Hilton Hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The explosion ripped apart the front entrance, killing 17 and wounding over 30. No government officials were harmed in the attack. “It was terrifying,” recalls Aamina Fahim, “suddenly, I was on my back, ears ringing, and shattered glass falling on top of me. People were running around trying to drag the wounded away from the fires. You could see the gaping hole left by the blast at the entrance through the smoke. No one could have survived that.” A Saudi government spokesman has already voiced belief that the bombing may be connected to the Islamic Army of Aden (IAA), a terror group based in Yemen.
The IAA has long held aspirations of toppling the Prince’s of Saudi Arabia from power, blaming them for corrupting the Yemen government and steering it from the path of Islam. The IAA is believed to have direct ties to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
The IAA has long held aspirations of toppling the Prince’s of Saudi Arabia from power, blaming them for corrupting the Yemen government and steering it from the path of Islam. The IAA is believed to have direct ties to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.