LONDON, 6 February — The father of a British man killed in a car bomb attack in Saudi Arabia said his son's killers should die a day after two Western men confessed to planting the bomb that killed him.

"You can't get better than a confession...," Jerry Rodway told Reuters. "My feelings have always been for the death penalty. I wish it was in this country," he said.

A British man, Alexander Mitchell, and a Canadian, William Sampson, confessed on Saudi Television on Sunday to the Nov. 17 bombing that killed Christopher Rodway and injured his wife in Riyadh.

A third man, a Belgian identified as Raf Skivens, said he was involved in a second bomb attack on Nov. 22 that injured three Britons and an Irish woman.

If convicted of murder, the men could face public beheading under the Islamic law.

Rodway added he had no idea what method the Kingdom used in executing criminals. "Certain countries have certain ways of doing things," he said. "I've always believed in an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

He said he had confidence in the Saudi legal system. "I've seen everything, and I don't know really what to think," he said. "I hope ... these people can be brought to justice."

Saudi television showed the men separately, sitting behind a desk and saying they planted the explosives in the cars and detonated them by remote control. The men said they received orders to carry out the attacks but did not say who gave the orders or why.

Britain said its diplomats were seeking an urgent meeting with Saudi officials. The Belgian Foreign Ministry said its ambassador to Saudi Arabia was due to meet Prince Naif today and Canada said its embassy had submitted a request for consular access.

"The embassy in Riyadh contacted the Saudi authorities immediately after the broadcast last night," a British Foreign Office spokeswoman said in London. She said Britain was seeking clarification on the case and the Saudi officials agreed to hold a meeting soon.

A Belgian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the government had had no warning of the televised confession. "We are seeking confirmation," the spokesman said.