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British Banker Killed in Car Bomb Explosion in Riyadh

HeadlineJun 21, 2002

A bomb exploded shortly after a British banker started up his Land Rover in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing him Thursday outside a residential compound in the Saudi capital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, but Saudi law enforcement officials have attributed similar attacks over the past few years to expatriates engaged in a turf war in the lucrative black market trade in liquor.

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