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Bombings Show 'The War on Terrorism Goes On,' Rice Says

Wednesday, May 14, 2003
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

Another apparent terrorist bombing occurred May 13 in Yemen, where several people were injured when a bomb detonated in a courtroom. Press reports noted that a suspected al Qaeda member was tried and found guilty last week in that same courtroom for killing three American missionaries.

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
Recent terror bombings in Saudi Arabia and Chechnya demonstrate that the war against global terrorism isn't over, the U.S. National Security Adviser said today.

Press reports cite 34 people were killed and 200 injured, including eight American dead and 40 wounded, May 12 in three suicide bombings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

"It was just a reminder … that the war on terrorism goes on," Condoleezza Rice told reporters at the Washington Foreign Press Center.

And noting that terror bombings have also recently occurred in Chechnya, she emphasized that "our work is not done … there is hard work ahead."

The war against terrorism "is a worldwide and global effort, and everybody must participate – and participate to the fullest," Rice asserted.
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