Good, that means that the Saudi are finally beginning to understand American democracy. One man, one gun, just like the constitution says.
On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 04:40:12AM +0500, uvj at vsnl.com wrote:
> Daily Times
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> Friday, June 25, 2004
>
> Saudi Arabia says foreigners can carry guns
>
> RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will allow foreigners who feel threatened by the wave
> of militant violence in the kingdom to carry guns for their protection,
> Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz said.
>
> "In principle a Saudi has the right to carry a weapon, if he has
> a permit. Likewise a foreign resident, if he felt in danger he could get a
> permit to carry a weapon," Nayef was quoted as saying by the official Saudi
> Press Agency on Thursday.
>
> "I mean a personal weapon which a person can have in his own
> country," the prince said.
>
> Al Qaeda supporters have waged a year-long campaign of violence
> targeting Westerners, government sites and oil workers in the kingdom,
> prompting some foreigners to flee the country which is the world's biggest
> oil exporter.
>
> In one of the bloodiest attacks, militants masquerading as
> security men killed 22 civilians in a May shooting and hostage-taking spree
> in the oil city of Khobar.
>
> On Friday, security forces shot dead Al Qaeda's leader in Saudi
> Arabia, Abdulaziz al-Muqrin, hours after the beheading of US hostage Paul
> Johnson.
>
> But militants promised to continue their jihad (holy struggle)
> to drive foreigners from the birthplace of Islam and topple its royal
> rulers.
>
> Saudi Arabia announced a limited one-month amnesty on Wednesday
> for the militants. Saudi sources said it was aimed at mid-ranking and junior
> Al Qaeda supporters, not leaders with blood on their hands. reuters
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