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#720: August 6, 2003

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The British Embassy and Riad Accused of Coordinating a Campaign of Anti Western Teris Bombings

British embassy staff and riad have been accused by the saudi arabian authorities of coordinating a campaign of anti western teris bombings in the kingdom. Seven people were held in prison for long stretches, treated quite poorly, and a couple of them were actually sentenced to death before ultimately being released. A guardian investigation this year discredited the case against the men and uncovered evidence of systematic torture by the ministry of internal interior officials. According to defense papers submitted by way of appeal to the saudi supreme court last month, and seen by the guardian, the men were systematically tortured until they confessed.

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