Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz said in remarks published Sunday that “no stone will remain unturned in the fight against terror” and called for cooperation with the security forces to identify terror cells that may still be in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking to the Saudi newspaper Al Watan, Prince Nayef said investigations into last Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Riyadh are still underway and the identity of the perpetrators should be announced soon.
Five people were killed and over 140 injured Wednesday in the attack on the capital’s traffic department.
No stone will remain unturned in terrorism battle: Saudi minister
(DPA)
25 April 2004
DUBAI - Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz said in remarks published Sunday that “no stone will remain unturned in the fight against terror” and called for cooperation with the security forces to identify terror cells that may still be in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking to the Saudi newspaper Al Watan, Prince Nayef said investigations into last Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Riyadh are still underway and the identity of the perpetrators should be announced soon.
Five people were killed and over 140 injured Wednesday in the attack on the capital’s traffic department.
Prince Nayef said the kingdom’s security forces were capable of rooting out terrorism and arresting culprits who have disrupted the nation’s security.
He expressed his strong regret that the perpetrators of last Wednesday’s blast were Saudis and questioned how they were able to stand against their nation and religion and kill innocent citizens while demolishing state property in such a devastating manner.
Saudi Arabia has been battling terrorism since last year’s devastating attacks against residential compounds in Riyadh left more than 50 people killed.
The attacks last year are believed to have been perpetrated by the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden.
JEDDAH, 3 February 2004 — Saudi Arabia yesterday called for a global fight against terrorism led by the United Nations and said no country should provide shelter to terrorists. “Terrorists should never be allowed to practice their subversive activities from any territory,” Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd said.
In their joint message to an estimated two million pilgrims assembled in Makkah and other holy sites in the Kingdom, King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy premier and commander of the National Guard, reiterated Saudi Arabia’s total opposition to terrorism and reaffirmed its efforts to promote world peace.
The hajj pilgrimage, the biggest annual mass movement of people on the planet, approached its climax today as two million Muslims from around the world gathered in the tent city of Mina, Saudi Arabia - the last staging post for the holy city of Mecca.
As pilgrims prayed before dawn in cloud-cloaked valleys outside the holy city, Do'oa Labib, an Egyptian computer science professor, said he felt close to God.
"These holy lands fill your heart with such genuine emotions," he said. "I feel that with every step I take my heart is gradually purified from any blemishes and becomes totally dedicated to God."
