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Paul in Saudi · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 404 Location: Doha, Qatar

Anyone else notice a lot of police and military activity? Kingdom-wide or just here in Jeddah?

Sand Trapped · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 25

The latest Warden message (Aug 7) may answer your question...or at least give a clue.

Paul in Saudi · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 404 Location: Doha, Qatar

Yep, I just want to note I posted before the message was sent.

This warning includes ships at sea and the possible use of chemical and biological weapons. Is this new verbage, just boilerplate or new information?

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I did see just after I read you message that the embassies and consulates will be closed for Monday and Tuesday. Is that part of your warden message?

VS

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

There have been persistent rumours for some time that something big is brewing.

Tin hats and flak-jackets all round !

Cleopatra · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:08 am Post subject:

The official Saudi word is that there is no information regarding an imminent threat.

"However, a Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman said the Kingdom had no solid information of any threat of terrorist attacks inside the country.

�We have no confirmed information about any imminent terrorist threat in the Kingdom. We are taking all necessary security measures to confront any possibility,� said Gen. Mansour Al-Turki."

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=68131&d=8&m=8&y=2005&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

Paul in Saudi · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 404 Location: Doha, Qatar

NG Tanks (well armored cars) in Jeddah, reports of SAMs being moved and manned in Riyadh. Seems like the Saudis think something is up.

Sand Trapped · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 25

They're just not going to admit it. Remember when one of the Saudi ministers stated that there was no known Al-Qaeda presence in KSA? That was eight days before the May 2003 attacks in Riyadh.

Paul in Saudi · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 404 Location: Doha, Qatar

RIYADH (Reuters) - Britain warned on Monday that militants were in the final stages of planning attacks in Saudi Arabia as Washington shut its missions there for two days and Australia told its citizens to avoid travel to the kingdom.

Other than that, nothing at all.

Sand Trapped · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 25

Here's the first line from one of the latest articles I could find:

'Credible' threats led to U.S. closures in Saudi Arabia
From Elise Labott
CNN Washington Bureau

Monday, August 8, 2005; Posted: 12:59 p.m. EDT (16:59 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. State Department closed its embassy and consulates in Saudi Arabia for two days after receiving "specific and credible" threats against its facilities in the kingdom, State Department officials told CNN.