BURAIDAH, 8 August 2003 — Security forces foiled a bomb attack on the Al-Qasim Cement Company here on Wednesday.
Yaser Al-Sabeh, 27, was arrested in his room in the housing complex of the company located some 10 km north of Buraidah. Al-Sabeh worked as a bus driver for the company and lived at the men’s housing complex at the plant.
Informed sources told Arab News that dynamite and explosives were found in his room for the apparent purpose of bombing the plant. The dynamite was of a different make from the company’s own, the sources said.
Security forces evacuated the housing complex before raiding the man’s room, where they found explosives concealed in the air-conditioner.
Prior to the attack Al-Sabeh had offered SR50,000 to the company’s switchboard operator to persuade him to disconnect the phone lines for five minutes, and, when the operator refused, raised the offer to SR100,000.
It was unclear whether the man belonged to a terrorist organization or had personal motives for the attack.
A police checkpoint was set up next to the Al-Qasim cement plant just in the aftermath of the Riyadh bombing in May.
