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Large Explosion Rocks Riyadh, Saudi Arabia NewsMax.com WiresRIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A large explosion went off in central Riyadh on Wednesday evening, witnesses said, and ambulances and police cars rushed to the scene. Three helicopters were seen hovering over the area, as sirens were heard soon after the 8:35 p.m. blast. Al-Jazeera reported that the explosion was from a car bomb that went off at a building close to the Interior Ministry. Story Continues Below Police sealed off roads leading to the area. On Dec. 6 Saudi militants attacked the U.S. consulate in Jeddah, killing nine people. The Saudi government has been cracking down on militants since a series of al-Qaida-affiliated attacks on residential compounds in May 2003. The attacks have killed several Westerners. Many senior militants have been either killed or arrested in the campaign, including more than half of a list of 26 most-wanted terrorists. Breaking; details to follow ...
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