Terror Persists in Saudi Arabia; Attacks Are Believed to Be Intended to Hurt the Royal Family by Damaging the Economy

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KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Thirty-five people, mostly foreigners, have been killed over the past six weeks in a dramatic, new style of terror attacks for this kingdom: bodies dragged on streets, traffic police blown up in their offices, hotel guests taken hostage and a chef shot outside an automated teller machine.

The attacks are escalating despite an aggressive campaign by the government to root out terrorism, leaving many wondering whether the violence is just the beginning or - as the government insists - the last gasps of a desperate group reacting to the pressure of the hunt.

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Terror Persists in Saudi Arabia; Attacks Are Believed to Be Intended to Hurt the Royal Family by Damaging the Economy

"It's wrong what some in Saudi Arabia say ... that terrorism is taking its last breaths," Saudi columnist Abdul-Rahman al-Rashed w...

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