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91 Killed in Saudi Suicide Bombings: US State Department

91 people were killed in a series of suicide bombing attacks in the Saudi capital of Riyadh Monday night, including some 10 US citizens, US State Department officials said on Tuesday.

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91 people were killed in a series of suicide bombing attacks in the Saudi capital of Riyadh Monday night, including some 10 US citizens, US State Department officials said on Tuesday.

One official said the figure is expected to rise.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Saudi Interior Ministry said that at least 29 people were killed, including nine suicide bombers, and 194 injured in three suicide bombings attacks at foreigners' compounds in Riyadh.

The killed included seven Saudis, seven Americans, two Jordanian children, two Filipinos, a Lebanese and a Swiss, in addition to the nine charred bodies believed to be the attackers, the ministry said in a statement.

The first explosion at Al-Hamra compound killed 10 people, the second one at Al-Jadawel compound killed two and eight at the Vinnell building, the statement said.

Earlier in the day, visiting US Secretary of State Colin Powell,who arrived in Riyadh from Amman, said 10 Americans had been killed in the worst terror attacks in the kingdom.

Powell declared terrorism to be "a threat to the civilized world" in Riyadh while linking the latest assaults to the al-Qaedanetwork led by Saudi-born Osama bin Laden.

The suicide bombings occurred during Powell's ongoing Middle East tour, which has taken him to Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt and Jordan.

Anti-American sentiment is running high among Arabs because of the US-led war on Iraq, and the US bias in favor of Israel in its 31-month conflicts with Palestinians.

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