April 4, 2004

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, (UPI) -- Five people were killed in three explosions early Sunday at a residential housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

At least 100 people were injured in the blasts, many of them children, the Arabic-launguage TV network al-Jazeera reported.

The explosions were accompanied by a fire as well as a shootout with authorities in the compound that houses foreigners from a variety of countries.

A Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman said a terrorist bombing struck the compound, according to the Saudi SPA news agency.

A U.S. embassy spokeswoman said 10 homes were leveled and that the explosion was not in the diplomatic section of the housing complex.

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