In the wake of the 1995 Riyadh bombing, Mashari and Abdullah Bejad feared that they, too, would be arrested.

"Cooperation has improved considerably since the Riyadh bombings" on May 12, the official said, referring to the triple suicide bombings that struck western compounds in Riyadh.

On Americans killed in the Riyadh bombing last November: They were a legitimate target.

Last week's Riyadh bombing was just the latest episode in this civil war, involving hard-core Islamists out to overthrow the moderate/Westernized/indulgent Saudi elite.

You know about the Riyadh bombings.

Indeed, the four men executed for November's Riyadh bombing had all served in Afghanistan.

Four suspects in Riyadh bombing arrested.

A1 F.B.I. agents have joined the Saudis in hunting suspects in the Riyadh bombings.

A. We have had experiences in the past few years - the Khobar bombing, the Riyadh bombing - which were committed by Saudis.

It would be wrong to exaggerate the significance of the Riyadh bombing.