Al-Qaida Claims Attack on Saudi Oil Refinery
By Evan Kohlmann
Al-Qaida's Committee in the Arabian Peninsula has issued an authenticated statement claiming responsibility for yesterday's failed suicide bombing attack on a major Saudi oil refinery in the eastern town of Buqayq on behalf of its "Brigade of Shaykh Usama Bin Laden." According to the communique, "the mujahideen [from the brigade] managed to prepare two car bombs that were driven by martyrs inside the refinery. These refineries facilitate the looting and stealing of Muslim petroleum... These heroes are from the cream of Saudi Muslim male youth. Praise be to Allah, there are many more like them and they are all competing amongst themselves to become martyrs."
Click to view English translation of statement c/o Globalterroralert.com
See also - Al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia: 2002-2003
[UPDATE]: Al-Qaida has issued a second communique today describing the oil refinery attack in greater detail and naming the two suicide bombers as wanted militants Mohammed al-Ghaith and Abdullah al-Tuwaijri.
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