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To: tejek who wrote (187637)	5/2/2004 2:52:47 PM
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Western Firm Pulls Staff from Yanbu; U.S. Cautions Sun May 2, 2004 12:44 PM ET Page 1 of 2) By Dominic Evans RIYADH (Reuters) - A Western engineering firm said on Sunday it was evacuating all 90 foreign staff from the Saudi city of Yanbu after gunmen shot dead five of their colleagues. The U.S. embassy urged Americans to leave the kingdom. There was no immediate indication if the latest attack would prompt an exodus among the 35,000 Americans -- a move that could badly damage the economy of the world's biggest oil exporter. Saudi Arabia has been battling a year-long insurgency by supporters of Saudi-born Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network. Saturday's attack, the first against a vital economic facility, suggested militants were determined to act on threats to destabilize the kingdom and force Westerners out. Two Americans, two Britons and an Australian were killed in the shooting. The body of one victim was dragged by car through the streets of the Red Sea industrial city. Yanbu residents said two bearded gunmen dressed in Western clothing dragged the corpse past two local schools and residential areas, firing into the air to attract attention and yelling "God is greatest." "Look how we are dragging this American. Go inform the government about what you just saw," a teacher at one of the schools quoted a gunman as telling students and teachers. "Leave your homes and wage jihad," the gunmen shouted. Security sources said the attackers were two sets of brothers from the same family -- Sami, Samir, Ayman and Hani al-Ansari. CHOOSING TO LEAVE The gunmen killed the top three officials at an upgrade project being carried out by Swiss-based firm ABB Lummus at the Saudi petrochemical firm YANPET, jointly owned by U.S. Exxon Mobil and Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) . Continued ... reuters.com