Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Two major attacks took place in residential complexes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 12, 2003. Thirty-nine people were killed and over 200 injured when bombs exploded in three complexes in Riyadh: Dorrat Al Jadawel, Al Hamra Oasis Village, and Vinnell Corporation. Five car bombs were believed to have been carried out by Al Qaeda. Eight Americans were among the dead, and 17 Americans were among the 200 injured. The nine attackers were also among the dead. On November 8, a bomb exploded outside the Al-Mohaya residential complex in western Riyadh, in the neighborhood where the royal family lives, killing at least 17 people and wounding 122. It was clear from the beginning that Al Qaeda was responsible. A Saudi organization that didn’t hesitate to kill Saudis, as well as Jordanians, Egyptians, and Lebanese. Muslims. From that moment, the Saudi ruling class began a diligent process of repentance. The roots of MbS’s secular shift lie here: in the 2003 attacks, when the monarchy realized it had bred a monster within its own ranks and finally woke up to the fact that the world doesn’t just kill “infidels.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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