US ‘issued warnings of imminent attack’

INTELLIGENCE officials in Washington warned lawmakers a week ago to expect a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia, it was reported yesterday.

Other strikes like the Riyadh bombing probably are in the works in the kingdom or elsewhere, said the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Senator Pat Roberts said he agreed with Saudi authorities that Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network was responsible for yesterday’s blast, which killed at least 17 people, mainly expatriate contract workers.