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Fuel truck explodes in Saudi capital, killing at least 22 people
Published November 01, 2012
Associated Press
The death toll was a significant increase in the number of reported casualties than in the first hours after the 7 a.m. explosion near the Saudi National Guard building in an industrial area in the city's eastern district. Columns of smoke could be seen rising from scene.
A security official told The Associated Press at least 22 people were killed and 111 were injured.
There was no immediate suspicion of terrorist links based on witness accounts, which suggested the fuel tanker exploded after striking part of a highway underpass.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/11/01/witnesses-blast-and-fireball-in-industrial-part-saudi-capital-fuel-truck-crash/?test=latestnews#ixzz2Az5tHKLF
Published November 01, 2012
Associated Press
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Nov. 1, 2012: People walk among debris at the site of a fuel truck explosion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP)
The death toll was a significant increase in the number of reported casualties than in the first hours after the 7 a.m. explosion near the Saudi National Guard building in an industrial area in the city's eastern district. Columns of smoke could be seen rising from scene.
A security official told The Associated Press at least 22 people were killed and 111 were injured.
There was no immediate suspicion of terrorist links based on witness accounts, which suggested the fuel tanker exploded after striking part of a highway underpass.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/11/01/witnesses-blast-and-fireball-in-industrial-part-saudi-capital-fuel-truck-crash/?test=latestnews#ixzz2Az5tHKLF
