Members of the Saudi counterterrorism force marched last month at the unit’s base in Riyadh as another member trained on ropes in the background. Bryan Denton for The New York TimesFrom The New York Times:
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Near the guard tower outside this country’s main counterterrorism training center, some of the concrete barriers are still scarred with shrapnel. They are kept as a reminder: in December 2004, a suicide bomber detonated his car there, in one of a series of deadly attacks by Islamist insurgents that shook this kingdom.
“It was a wake-up call,” said the commander of the training center, a tall, wiry officer in fatigues and a black beret who cannot publicly give his name for security reasons. “The situation was bad.” A plaque just inside the commander’s office bears the names of 57 Saudi officers who died fighting terrorists from 2003 to 2005.
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My Comment: A couple of years too late .... but at least they are doing something now.