British halt Saudi flights following terror alert National Edition

The intelligence was obtained after two raids by Saudi security forces on Islamist terrorists, said to be linked to al-Qaeda, in the Saudi capital in recent days. The Saudi media covered the pardon only briefly. Instead, the debate has been raging on uncensored Islamist Web sites, on which tens of t...

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Published inNational post (Toronto)
Main Author Paul Marston and John R. Bradley
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Don Mills, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 14.08.2003
Subjects
Aircraft
Airports
Aviation
Sampson, Bill
Suicide bombings
Terrorism
LONDON; JEDDAH
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Summary:The intelligence was obtained after two raids by Saudi security forces on Islamist terrorists, said to be linked to al-Qaeda, in the Saudi capital in recent days. The Saudi media covered the pardon only briefly. Instead, the debate has been raging on uncensored Islamist Web sites, on which tens of thousands of postings denounced the pardon. Many called for revenge attacks. British Airways flies 777s four times a week to both Riyadh and [Jeddah], mainly serving the 30,000 Britons residing in the country. The flights are also popular with many American workers who can switch to U.S. airlines at Heathrow. No American carriers fly to the kingdom.
ISSN:1486-8008