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13:40 GMT 14:40 UK Analysis: Saudi security questions By Martin
Asser BBC News Online  Another bloody attack in Saudi Arabia
means another massive blow to international confidence in the
oil-rich Gulf kingdom.  Many questions are raised by the
incident in Khobar, in which 22 civilians were killed - about
the security of foreign workers, the state's ability to combat
extremist Islamist violence, and even about the future stability
of the global economy.  Most worryingly, the frequency of
militant attacks in Saudi Arabia appears to be increasing.
Saudis look at the scene of the hostage taking in Khobar The
attack on Oasis compound in Khobar is the latest in a series On
12 May 2003 the kingdom received its wake-up call - a co-
ordinated suicide bombing of three housing compounds for
foreigners in the capital Riyadh that left 35 people, including
nine bombers, dead.  At the time it was desc