JEDDAH, 4 October 2004 — Police are still hunting for the assailants who opened fire at targets close to an upscale housing compound east of Riyadh on Friday, said Brig. Mansour Al-Turki, the Interior Ministry spokesman.
He said the shooting by gunmen who sped away in a Corolla car took place north of Sedar Village compound. “No one was injured in the incident,” Al-Riyadh Arabic daily quoted him as saying.
The attack, the latest to target expatriates in the Kingdom, did not cause any damage to the compound, the spokesman said.
“Until this moment, we don’t have any clear information on the purpose of the attack and we are continuing our efforts to arrest the assailants and track down their vehicle,” he said.
Brig. Turki would not confirm or deny whether the attack targeted the compound. “Security agents are still investigating the incident to find out the motive of the assailants,” he added.
