Gunmen Attack Saudi Compounds; 10 Die; Security Officials Say That Up to 60 Are Held Hostage

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KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Suspected Islamic militants wearing military-style uniforms sprayed gunfire inside two office compounds in the heart of the Saudi oil region Saturday, killing at least 10 people - including an American - and then taking dozens of hostages at a luxury expatriate resort.

The Arab News newspaper, quoting witnesses, said the attackers dragged the body of an unidentified victim behind their car.

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Gunmen Attack Saudi Compounds; 10 Die; Security Officials Say That Up to 60 Are Held Hostage

Saudi security forces stormed the walled Oasis Residential Resorts complex and surrounded the attackers on the sixth floor of a high-rise building, a police officer told The Associate...

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