U.S. Inquiry Into Saudi Blast Stalled
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From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. investigation of a 1996 terrorist bombing that killed 19 American servicemen in Saudi Arabia has languished due to mutual mistrust, the New York Times has reported. The newspaper said FBI Director Louis J. Freeh has quietly pulled out dozens of agents the agency sent to investigate the truck bombing. The June 1996 blast occurred at the Khobar Towers apartment complex after a fuel truck carrying tons of explosives detonated outside.
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