RIYADH, 22 April 2004 — There was an overwhelming response to calls for blood after yesterday’s bombing. Over 300 people arrived at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital within the first two hours to donate blood.
Although the announcement called for blood types O- and O+, people of other blood types came forward as well.
An official told Arab News that among the donors were members of the royal family, Saudi citizens and expatriates. “We had to turn away some of them, asking them to come back on Saturday and Sunday to donate other blood types,” he said.
KFSH received 32 blast casualties. The cases varied in severity. One of them, Abdul Rahman Abdullah Saleh, died before arriving at the hospital. Twelve others were admitted, while the rest were released after being treated for minor injuries.
The names of the casualties are as follows:
Muhammad ibn Badr ibn Fahd; Brig. Fahd Al-Bishr (Director of Traffic Department); Col. Mutlaq Al-Hammash; Col. Abdul Rahman Al-Gathbar; Col. Ibrahim Al-Moharib; Col. Abdul Rahman Abdullah Al-Saleh; Lt. Col. Khaled Naser Al-Howassi; Capt. Ibrahim Al-Harithy; Sgt. Maj. Salem Ahmad Al-Ghamdi; Saeed Al-Asmari; Fahd Al-Jibreel; Ahmed Al-Laheedan; Attalah Ali Al-Juaid; Naser Mousa Al-Shammari; Khaled Al-Abdulateef; Abdullah Ali Al-Asmari; Muhammad Abdu Al-Dahel; Naser Mousa Al-Bohairi; Issam Muhammad Al-Areeshi; Bandar Abdullah Murdhi; Muhammad Abdul Wahab; Mona Muhammad Al-Hardani (Sudanese); Naser Al-Mohaideb; Yasser Hasan Kanaan (a child); Motasem Hasan Kanaan (a child); Bisan Hasan Kanaan (child); Maha Hasan Kanaan (a child); Mohideen Kourdi (Indian); Salem Muhammad Al-Asmari; Huda Hasan Morshed (Palestinian); and Dhaifallah Rajab Muhammad Al-Zahrani.
