Grenades thrown at Saudi consulate
Saudi consulate in Pakistan attacked
Published: May 11, 2011 at 1:33 PM
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 11 (UPI) -- Two hand grenades were thrown at the Saudi consulate in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi but no injuries were reported, officials said.
The Wednesday incident may have been a reaction to the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. SEALs in Pakistan on May 2, al-Arabiya TV reported.
Saudi Arabia expelled bin Laden in 1991 and later revoked his nationality, and al-Qaida has vowed to avenge bin Laden's death.
Two men on a motorcycle reportedly threw the grenades at the heavily fortified consulate, leaving shrapnel marks on the outer wall, police said.
Security guards at the diplomatic mission opened fire on the attackers but they escaped, a police official said.
More than 4,240 people have died in bomb attacks in Pakistan in the last four years blamed on the Taliban and al-Qaida, al-Arabiya reported.
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Published: May 11, 2011 at 1:33 PM
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 11 (UPI) -- Two hand grenades were thrown at the Saudi consulate in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi but no injuries were reported, officials said.
The Wednesday incident may have been a reaction to the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. SEALs in Pakistan on May 2, al-Arabiya TV reported.
Saudi Arabia expelled bin Laden in 1991 and later revoked his nationality, and al-Qaida has vowed to avenge bin Laden's death.
Two men on a motorcycle reportedly threw the grenades at the heavily fortified consulate, leaving shrapnel marks on the outer wall, police said.
Security guards at the diplomatic mission opened fire on the attackers but they escaped, a police official said.
More than 4,240 people have died in bomb attacks in Pakistan in the last four years blamed on the Taliban and al-Qaida, al-Arabiya reported.
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