Al qoeda lebih mengaitkan masalah Islam dengan meneror, padahal Islam adalah agama rahmat, damai, solusi dan tujuan hidup. Bila Al qoeda ingin meneror, sebaiknya menunggu saja panggilanNya yang sebenarnya. Karena Al qoeda tidak dapat bertanggungjawab atas peneroran terhadap masyarakat dunia.
Masyarakat dunia selalu diberi kekuatan memberi aspirasi secara damai. wallahu allam, ----------------------------- Saudi Forces Hunt Militants After Attack DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia - Suspected Islamic militants sprayed gunfire inside two Saudi oil industry compounds on the Persian Gulf, killing at least six people � including one American � before taking hostages at a nearby expatriate housing complex. Saudi security forces stormed the housing complex in search of the militants and opened fire, though a police officer told The Associated Press that all hostages had been freed and negotiations were under way. British and Filipino citizens and Saudi guards were reportedly among those killed at the oil industry compounds, as well as a 10-year-old Egyptian boy whose father worked there. There were reports the death toll could reach 15. It was the second deadly assault this month targeting the oil industry in Saudi Arabia. Previous terror attacks in Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, have been blamed on al-Qaida, which has vowed to undermine the Saudi kingdom for its close ties to the United States. While the attacks were under way, a statement posted on an Islamic Web site apparently referred to them under the title, "A gift to al- Moqrin and his heroic brothers" � a reference to AbdulAziz al-Moqrin, believed to lead al-Qaida operations on the Arabian Peninsula. The text of the statement was deleted, however, and it was unclear if the posting was a claim of responsibility. Official Saudi statements said only that "militants" had "randomly opened fire" and killed and wounded an unspecified number of people. A Saudi security official, however, said the method of the attack was "definitely inspired by al-Qaida." The shooting rampage started Saturday morning in the Gulf city of Khobar, about 60 miles east of Dammam in an eastern region 250 miles northeast of Riyadh. Guards at the oil industry compounds, which hold offices as well as employee apartments, said four gunmen in military-style dress opened fire, and then engaged in a shootout with Saudi security forces before holing up inside the Oasis residential compound down the street and taking hostages. Saudi forces fired shots inside the Oasis, officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. At least 10 ambulances were seen outside the compound, an upscale complex owned by a Saudi businessman. Hundreds of policemen surrounded the Oasis, and helicopters hovered, witnesses said. At least one of the companies housed in the compounds was believed to be Apicorp, or the Arab Petroleum Investment Corp., the investment arm of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies. The boy who was killed was the son of an Apicorp employee, said Mahmoud Ouf, an Egyptian consular officer in Riyadh. Apicorp had no immediate comment. Other oil companies believed to be housed in the compounds included Royal Dutch/Shell Group; Total SA; Lukoil Holdings of Russia; and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., or Sinopec. Executives from those four companies said none of their employees was killed or injured in the attacks, a Saudi oil industry official told AP by telephone from Dhahran. "They're all safe," Yahya Shinawi, in charge of operations the eastern province branch of the Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. A report carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, attributed to an unidentified senior Interior Ministry official, said four militants fired randomly at a company and at a residential compound at about 7:30 a.m., then entered a residential compound "where the security forces surrounded them in one of the buildings. They are currently being dealt with." Witnesses said they saw three men with Western features lying on the ground covered with newspapers. Those bodies were taken away in ambulances, they said. The U.S. Embassy said one American was confirmed dead. The British Foreign Office in London was investigating reports that a British citizen also was killed. Philippines officials in Manila said they were checking unconfirmed reports that three Filipinos were among the dead. The pan-Arab satellite television network Al-Arabiya showed the body of a man, apparently shot dead, in the driver's seat of a car and the burned-out frame of a sport utility vehicle. Bullet holes were visible in other vehicles shown, some with windows smashed and blood staining the seats. Two security guards were believed to be dead, according to a Western diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity. Inside the Oasis compound, a police officer who identified himself only by his rank, a major, told AP there were no more hostages but that authorities had surrounded the gunmen and "are negotiating certain demands." He denied reports there was shooting there. Lebanon's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Chammat, told AP that five Lebanese hostages had been released. He did not know the nationalities of others who might have been taken captive. "The gunmen barged into the homes of the Lebanese at Oasis compound and took them hostage," he said. "The gunmen began by attacking Apicorp then they moved to the petroleum company. They were being pursued by Saudi police, so they went into the (Oasis) compound and took hostages." Witnesses, all of whom spoke on condition they not be identified, said the militants who apparently carried out the attack used a small car and were accompanied by another sports utility vehicle. Saudi Arabia launched a high-profile crackdown on terrorists after attacks on Riyadh housing compounds in 2003, and claims to have foiled dozens of terror plots in the kingdom. The most recent attack targeted the offices of Houston-based ABB Lummus Global Inc. in the western city of Yanbu on May 1, killing six Westerners and a Saudi. Saudi Arabia relies heavily on 6 million expatriate workers to run its oil industry and other sectors. Many decided to leave, at least temporarily, after the Yanbu attack. Then, U.S. Ambassador James C. Oberwetter advised Americans to leave the country � a move that was criticized by Saudi officials. Fears of whether Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, can protect its oil industry from terrorists were partly blamed for recent oil price spikes to new highs. In April, attackers bombed a security building in Riyadh, killing five people and injuring 148 more. A week ago, a German who worked as a chef for Saudi Arabia's national airline was shot and killed by unknown assailants. Authorities are investigating whether the attack was linked to terrorism. 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