'Al-Qaida' admits Saudi attack

An internet statement in the name of al-Qaida today claimed responsibility for last week’s bomb blasts in the Saudi capital Riyadh, saying it aimed to assassinate the interior minister and his son.

It was not possible to authenticate the statement, which surfaced on an Islamic website known to be a clearinghouse for al Qaida statements. The statement bore the al-Qaida logo and was signed by “al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula".