Saudi- Kingdom a constant target of terrorists

(MENAFN- Arab News) RIYADH: Terrorist attacks that hit the Kingdom in the past two years caused injuries to foreigners of British and US nationalities in addition to Arab citizens and citizens from East Asia.
Terrorism doesn't differentiate between Saudis and foreigners or between Muslims and non-Muslims.
Foreigners living in the Kingdom are protected by the law. The law takes necessary measures against those who think about inflicting harm against innocent people.
Reports show that terror attacks against the Kingdom during the past four decades exceeded 100 terrorist operations which took the lives of citizens and expatriates alike.
Terrorist acts targeted the lives of foreigners such as the operation which took place in November 1995 which targeted the office that trains the Saudi National Guard. Five Americans and a Filipino were killed and 60 were inured.
On July 25 1996 a booby-trapped car exploded in a building affiliated with the Ministry of Defense and killed 19 people all Americans and left 386 injured. On Nov. 17 2000 a car exploded in Riyadh in Al-Alya and killed a British citizen. His wife was injured. On Nov. 22 2000 another car exploded killing three British citizens.
Targeting foreigners continued from that time onward. One operation took the life of a British citizen in 2000; another explosion took place in front a commercial store in Alkhobar killing an American citizen and causing injuries to four Filipinos in October 2001.
The largest of these attacks was the operation that involved the explosion of three cars which killed 20 people and injured 194. In May 2003 another incident killed an American who was working at King Abdulaziz Marine Base in Al-Jubail.
On Oct. 8 2003 a number of explosions took place in Al-Mahya in Wadi Laban to the west of Riyadh which killed 17 people and injured 122 others of various nationalities. Two armed men attacked an industrial location in Yanbu killing five foreigners and injuring 64 people and a Saudi policeman.
Incidents also included a car driven by two Americans on their way to the marine housing complex to the east of Riyadh. The car was exposed to heavy shooting but the occupants were not injured.
On June 6 an Irish photographer was killed and his British colleague who was working for the BBC was injured.
On July 8 2004 an American working for a company was killed after being shot in his house. On July 12 an American expatriate was killed after being shot in Riyadh. Al-Qaeda also announced the murder of American hostage Paul Marshal Johnson.
Armed terrorists tried to ambush the US Consulate building in Jeddah but failed and three were arrested but the incident led to the death of a number of non-American citizens.
On Feb. 26 2007 four French nationals were killed in the desert on the Madinah-Tabuk road.
The year 2014 witnessed a terrorist operation that led to the death of an American and the injury to his escort while refueling at a gas station next to King Fahad Stadium east of Riyadh.