Blast in Riyadh
2003-11-09 07:43
Riyadh - A senior Saudi official says at least five people have died in an apparent suicide attack, which rocked a residential compound west of Riyadh.
"Three Lebanese, a Sudanese and an Indian" were killed in the blast at the al-Muhaya complex, the official said, requesting anonymity.
"So far, 99 people are known to have been wounded," he added.
Earlier, a senior security official said that an initial toll indicated that at least one woman was killed and 78 people were injured in the bombing.
Rescue workers continued to dig in the wreckage of villas at the stricken compound.
- SAPA