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Saudi Crown Prince says Zionism is behind Terrorist Actions in the Kingdom
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Jeddah, May 01, SPA (Saudi Press Agency) -- Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, received at the royal court at Alsalam palace in Jeddah today princes, ministers, senior personnel of the Royal Court and the Cabinet, a number of citizens and commanders and officers of the royal guard who came to greet him and congratulate him on safe arrival in Jeddah.
Later, Crown Prince Abdullah received a number of university professors who expressed regret at the criminal acts which took place in the city of Riyadh recently.
On behalf of them, Dr. Ayedh Algarni said the way to success and salvage is to follow moderation methods based on the holy Qur'an and Prophet's traditions.
He called for credibility, determination and tolerance in confrontation of the attackers, appealing to Allah Almighty to continue bestowing security and stability on the kingdom.
Addressing the gathering, the Crown Prince said the Kingdom is targeted.
"It became clear to us now that Zionism is behind terrorist actions in the Kingdom.
I can say that I am 95 percent sure of that", he said.
He regretted that Zionism has misled some of our sons.
The Crown Prince noted that today's Yanbu incident led to killing three attackers and injuring one. On their part, the attackers injured 25 Saudis and Killed 4 or 5 foreigners and one guard and one policeman.
Crown Prince Abdullah added that the misled persons also killed people at Public security. He described those deceived persons as stooges of Satan and colonialism, affirming that the Kingdom will be victorious in confronting any deviating group.
The Crown Prince stressed that the Kingdom will strike with an iron fist anyone who tries to destabilize its security, adding that the Kingdom will eradicate this deviating group as long as it might last 20 or 30 years.
The audience was attended by Prince Faisal bin Turki Al Saud; Prince Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz, Chief of the Strategic Studies Center; Prince Dr. Bandar bin Salman bin Mohammed Al Saud, Advisor at the Crown Prince's Court; Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet, and Chief of the Court of the Cabinet's Presidency; and senior protocol officers. --SPA 2242 Local Time 1942 GMT