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Al Qaida attempted an attack against a Saudi oil processing facility. According to Reuters, it’s the largest such facility in the world.

Several news reports have called the attack bold or daring but I can’t call it that for one reason. The attackers didn’t even breech the first security perimeter. There are three security perimeters at the Abqaiq facility.

The assault began when two cars tried to drive through the gates of the outermost of three fences surrounding the processing facility, al-Turki told The Associated Press. Al-Arabiya reported that the attackers’ cars bore the logo of Aramco, the state oil company that owns the facility. Guards shot at the cars, and both vehicles exploded, al-Turki said. The explosions caused a fire that was quickly controlled, the oil minister said. Guards then battled for two hours with two other militants outside the facility, said a Saudi journalist who arrived at the scene soon after the explosion. He said he saw workers repairing a pipeline.
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The attack in Abqaiq, about 25 miles inland from Saudi Arabia’s eastern Gulf coast, took place at about 3 p.m., several hours after the weekly prayers on Friday, a day off for Saudis though the facility was in operation.
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“We have no clue so far about who are the perpetrators or to what group they belong,” al-Turki said. Later, the al-Qaida terror group said two of its militants carried out the suicide attack. The claim was posted on a Web site frequently used by terror groups but there was no way to check its authenticity. This “is part of the project to rid the Arabian Peninsula of the infidels,” the statement read.

In my opinion, AQ’s getting desparate when they cite ridding “the Arabian Peninsula of the infidels.” The truth is that AQ hates Saudi Arabia’s attempt to rid “the Arabian Peninsula of” AQ.

I acknowledge the need to take threats seriously but I refuse to take this attack seriously.

Cross-post at LetFreedomRing

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