{"id":2818,"date":"2004-07-01T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2004-07-01T22:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=2818"},"modified":"2008-12-19T15:32:16","modified_gmt":"2008-12-19T19:32:16","slug":"map-recent-suicide-terror-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/map-recent-suicide-terror-saudi-arabia\/2818\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/08\/saudiarabia-map.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2819\" title=\"saudiarabia-map\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/08\/saudiarabia-map.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Especially since September 11, 2001, the Islamic kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been viewed as a breeding ground for militant Islamic terrorist activity. Osama bin Laden hails from Saudi Arabia, but the kingdom&#8217;s ties to the U.S. and other Western governments have set him and other militant Muslims in stark opposition to the Saudi royal family. In a fashion reminiscent of other al Qaeda attacks, a series of car bombs were detonated in the capital city of Riyadh in May 2003, just hours before a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. The Saudi government was again forced to take notice of the domestic threat to its stability after suicide bombers struck a housing compound in November, this time killing 17 civilians. Recent terrorist incidents inside Saudi Arabia have seen Western individuals and businesses targeted by small groups of assailants. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Especially since September 11, 2001, the Islamic kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been viewed as a breeding ground for militant Islamic terrorist activity. 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