Massive explosion rips oil tanker in Saudi Arabia, with at least 26 killed, over 100 injured (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

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Published time: November 01, 2012 07:30
Edited time: November 01, 2012 15:39

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An oil truck tanker has exploded in Saudi Arabia, leaving at least 26 people dead some 135 injured.

The vehicle is reported to have crashed into a concrete flyover to the east of the Saudi capital Riyadh, with the explosion occurring near one of the principal city’s transport arteries, at a junction on Khurays Road.

Neighboring houses and cars were damaged in the blast, with one industrial building several storeys high almost completely destroyed.

A fuel leak, which occurred after the initial collision, contributed to the scale of damage caused, Saudi officials said.

Victims of the incident were rushed to several nearby hospitals. Medics called on people to donate blood, which is needed to treat many of the patients.

Rescue teams of the national civil defense service and the Red Crescent, as well as traffic police and other security forces, have responded to the emergency.

More casualties are feared as it took several hours for firefighters to extinguish the blaze.

No terrorist connections to the blast are suspected, with police basing this on witness accounts.

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Almighty God is the biggest Planner and this is a Wake Up Call for Saudi Regime (unregistered) 02.11.2012 01:26

Saudi Dictator should stop meddling in Syria and Bahrain. The backlash will be so severe that Houe of Al-Saud could be swept away by the retaliation from those who are suffering unimaginable pain and suffering becuse of Saudi backed Terrorism and Death Squads. Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen and Lebanon have been tolerating for too long what Saudi Arabian Regime doing to their citizens everyday by sending Wahhabi/Salafi/Al-Qa ida Terrorists blowing up innocent citizens everyday.

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helloWorld (unregistered) 02.11.2012 01:13

a couple more such "insidents" - and saudis will stop sponsouring terrorists in Syria and Russia

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Living000 (unregistered) 02.11.2012 00:16

"It was not a terrorists attack", one only needs to look at the destruction a "fuel" tanker has just left and will see it was a massive bomb planted within the tanker, NO tanker blowing up can leave that type of devastation.

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