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Last Updated: Sunday, 9 November, 2003, 09:12 GMT
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In pictures: Riyadh explosion
Arabic television station al-Arabiya shows buildings burning
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The suicide bombing of the Riyadh compound set off fires that burned through the night .
An ambulance at the scene of the Riyadh blast
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Ambulances rushed to the scene - many children are thought to be among the injured..
Television footage shows rescuers searching through the rubble
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Rescuers searched through the debris as Saudi officials said the attack bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda .
Television shows one of the injured being treated in hospital
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There were many injured; most of the residents were from the Arab world.
A police officer picks his way through the wreckage
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As dawn came the extent of the damage and losses became clearer.
Rescuers pick through the rubble at the Muhaya compound
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The clear up has begun as many ask why the compound was targeted.


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