Saudi methode om van Islamisten af te komen

[lennart]

Saudi jail blaze kills inmates

A fire has swept through Saudi Arabia's biggest prison killing and injuring scores of inmates, prison officials say.
At least 67 prisoners have been killed and another 20 inmates and three guards injured, the director-general of the prison service has said.

The blaze at the Al-Hair prison, in the capital Riyadh broke out around midday (0900 GMT).

Firefighters and rescue workers are said to have "intervened immediately" nonetheless officials say the fire is still burning.

Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz has ordered an inquiry into the cause of the blaze.

It is not known whether the prison housed any of the more than 200 Islamic militants rounded up in recent months as part of a crackdown on supporters of Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3110656.stm

[Waterval]

Geplaatst door Brie
Erg verdacht ja, maar om hier aandacht te krijgen had het waarschijnlijk een Israelische gevangenis met Palestijnen erin moeten betreffen ;)

Je bedoelt de bezette gebieden....?

[lennart]

Geplaatst door Brie
Erg verdacht ja, maar om hier aandacht te krijgen had het waarschijnlijk een Israelische gevangenis met Palestijnen erin moeten betreffen ;)

Zelfs dat niet. Daarentegen kunnen uitspraken van politici die vinden dat ze Marokkanen voor alles en nog wat mogen uitmaken wel op enorm veel aandacht rekenen :jammer:

[Donna]

:blowen:

Ja, sorry. Ik liet 'm uit mijn handen vallen weetje.....

Oh, euhm... the roof is on fire. Shiiiittt.... kijk die vlammen dan.... rieleekkkst man.... wow......

[an3sdej]

Zat er misschien een nog niet ontdekt olieveld onder die nor? :haha:

[lennart]

Sources: Riyadh prison fire may have been arson; Al Qaeda followers possibly among dead
16-09-2003, 09:49


Reliable Gulf-based sources have informed Albawaba that a significant number of those who died in Monday's Al-Hair prison fire, if not the majority of them, are followers of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden that have been arrested in the Kingdom in recent months.

Saudi authorities launched a massive crackdown on suspected "terrorists" following the May 12 suicide attacks against residential compounds in the capital Riyadh that left 35 dead.

Saudi Interior Ministry officials are not saying whether the fire was a result of an accident or if it had been deliberately set. However, sources told Albawaba that according to initial findings, there is reason to suspect the fire was intentionally ignited.

In the meantime, however, a senior Saudi security source quoted by Al Hayat ruled out "any act of sabotage".

"This sort of accident happens anywhere and a short circuit cannot be ruled out, particularly since the fire started in the afternoon at a time when the electricity supply is overloaded," the source said.

In London, meanwhile, a Saudi opposition group said that as many as 144 inmates and 40 security men died in Monday's blaze, more than double the official toll initially given by Saudi authorities. (Albawaba.com)