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05-09-03, 17:08
BBC Report on Missile Seizure False: Saudi Official
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"BBC security analyst Frank Garner, when asked whether he was aware that the story had been reported two weeks ago said: 'I was not aware that the statement was previously reported outside of Saudi Arabia ..'"
By Mohammed Alkhereiji & Tariq Al-Homayed
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - A high-ranking official at the Saudi Ministry of the Interior yesterday denied a report on the BBC English language news website claiming that a consignment of surface-to-air missiles was intercepted last month on a desert road near Jeddah.
Remarkably, the denial was reported by BBC Arabic, the BBC’s Arabic language news site.
The official said the Interior Ministry had announced the seizure of a repair truck containing weapons including rocket-propelled grenades two weeks ago but that it had originated from Qunfudha in Jizan, near the Saudi-Yemeni border, and was intercepted outside Makkah, not on a desert road near Jeddah.
BBC security analyst Frank Garner, when asked whether he was aware that the story had been reported two weeks ago, told Arab News: “I was not aware that the statement was previously reported outside of Saudi Arabia.”
But a spokesman for the British Embassy concurred that the story had previously been reported.
“This is nothing new. We think that the article is based on a report in the Saudi press on Aug. 26, which dealt with an arms cache that had been recently discovered,” he told Arab News.
Source: Arab News - www.arabnews.com
Dag erna:
BA considers anti-missile systems
British Airways has confirmed it is considering fitting anti-missile systems to its aircraft to protect against terrorist attacks, as it resumes flights to Saudi Arabia after a security scare.
The airline said on Friday it was in talks with aerospace firms on the anti-missile technology available, but said it was still "early days" for the project.
It also said it would be resuming flights to Saudi Arabia on Saturday following the suspension of services last month for fear of a terrorist attack.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3083748.stm
Toeval?
Ondanks dat het nieuws van gisteren dus niet juist bericht is, staat het nog wel op de website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3079654.stm !!!!
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"BBC security analyst Frank Garner, when asked whether he was aware that the story had been reported two weeks ago said: 'I was not aware that the statement was previously reported outside of Saudi Arabia ..'"
By Mohammed Alkhereiji & Tariq Al-Homayed
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - A high-ranking official at the Saudi Ministry of the Interior yesterday denied a report on the BBC English language news website claiming that a consignment of surface-to-air missiles was intercepted last month on a desert road near Jeddah.
Remarkably, the denial was reported by BBC Arabic, the BBC’s Arabic language news site.
The official said the Interior Ministry had announced the seizure of a repair truck containing weapons including rocket-propelled grenades two weeks ago but that it had originated from Qunfudha in Jizan, near the Saudi-Yemeni border, and was intercepted outside Makkah, not on a desert road near Jeddah.
BBC security analyst Frank Garner, when asked whether he was aware that the story had been reported two weeks ago, told Arab News: “I was not aware that the statement was previously reported outside of Saudi Arabia.”
But a spokesman for the British Embassy concurred that the story had previously been reported.
“This is nothing new. We think that the article is based on a report in the Saudi press on Aug. 26, which dealt with an arms cache that had been recently discovered,” he told Arab News.
Source: Arab News - www.arabnews.com
Dag erna:
BA considers anti-missile systems
British Airways has confirmed it is considering fitting anti-missile systems to its aircraft to protect against terrorist attacks, as it resumes flights to Saudi Arabia after a security scare.
The airline said on Friday it was in talks with aerospace firms on the anti-missile technology available, but said it was still "early days" for the project.
It also said it would be resuming flights to Saudi Arabia on Saturday following the suspension of services last month for fear of a terrorist attack.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3083748.stm
Toeval?
Ondanks dat het nieuws van gisteren dus niet juist bericht is, staat het nog wel op de website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3079654.stm !!!!