Saudi's admit security lapses led to Riyadh bombings

Saudi Arabia acknowledged gaps in security and revealed that 15 Saudis carried out the deadly car bomb attacks in Riyadh – a startling admission considering the Arab kingdom took five months to confirm most of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers were Saudi.

Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal also said yesterday that this week’s attacks, blamed on Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terror network, were designed to drive away foreigners, but he insisted Saudi Arabia is safer now than before the car bombings.