How Did Saudi Terrorists Escape? [View All]

The No. 1 question in the oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday was how three terrorists who killed 22 people were able to escape from a walled compound surrounded by hundreds of police officers.

The suspected al Qaeda militants went on a shooting rampage at the Oasis, a luxurious residential and resort complex over the weekend. The terrorists rounded up at least 50 hostages.

The gunmen targeted non-Muslims, and most of the victims were foreigners working in the oil industry. One American, identified as Frank Floyd, a former Kentucky resident, was killed.

An official Interior Ministry statement said the three militants who escaped used hostages as human shields until they fled in a truck, leaving the hostages behind. A fourth attacker who was wounded was also left behind. He was taken into custody.

But an Oasis employee, speaking on condition of anonymity, relayed an account from a hostage who said there wasn't much shooting heard toward the end of the standoff because a deal had been reached.

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