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Saudi Aramco Bus Burns Down After "Terrorist Assault" In Qatif Region

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Following this weekend's escalation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, in which both sides managed to infuriate each other to a degree that brought diplomatic relations between the two to levels not seen since 1980, one thing was certain: the escalation has only just begun; after all, there is no point in severing diplomatic ties with Iran, and thus thrusting OPEC into complete chaos, if Iran does not at least curb its production on its own, one way or another.

Moments ago, we got confirmation of just this escalation when according to Alriyadh.com, a bus belonging to Saudi Aramco was torched in a "terrorist assault" by “four armed rioters” in the country's unrest-filled Qatif region.

From Alriyadh, google translated:

East Police: Bus one of the companies assaulted by four people
Riyadh - SPA

 

Media spokesman for the Police Eastern Region, said that when the fourth quarter pm Tuesday afternoon 03/25/1437, hit a bus, designated for transportation of employees and workers of a company to the towns and districts of the province of Qatif, assaulted by four (4) people of rioters armed, and when they pass one of the residential neighborhoods of the town of Qudayh, where they Bastiagafha at gunpoint, and setting fire to them.

 

 

He added that the security authorities embarked on crime and managed to control the fire, and did not result in injury and thankfully one any harm, as specialists began the police in the criminal investigation of this terrorist attack and investigation procedures.

 

Will this major escalation be swept away, or will Saudi authorities blame it all on terrorist Shi'ites, then promptly find a "link" to Iran instigators, which they will then use to escalate what has so far been mostly a war of words into something more tangible? Keep an eye on oil prices for the answer.

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Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:37 | 7000658 Dr. Engali
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"Moments ago, we got confirmation of just this escalation when according to Alriyadh.com, a bus belonging to Saudi Aramco was torched in a "terrorist assault"

 

Oh, so it was done by the House of Saud. Explains everything.

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:46 | 7000706 NoVa
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"... Luke, Sand People do not have that kind of aim - only Federation StormTroopers can make those shots...

Obi Wan Kenobi"

 

NoVa

 

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:48 | 7000719 kralizec
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Is this the same as Hillary pushing the War on Women meme on Trump while her serial rapist hubby sits in the corner snickering?

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:12 | 7000870 Latina Lover
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Dear Vlad

Merry Russian Christmas, and best wishes for your continued health.

As part of my holiday wish list, I am now long on oil and Gold. 

Please send a nuke or two into Aramco, in Saudi Arabia.  Ignore whatever protestations the Mulatto Messiah utters.  He would rather smoke Reggies pole than fight.

thank you

LL

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:14 | 7000899 Automatic Choke
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you sure it wasn't just a Tesla?

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:50 | 7001094 Haus-Targaryen
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That looks like a Mercedes bus.  

Thanks for the economic stimulation.  We in the fatherland need all we can.  

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:49 | 7000727 SethDealer
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2016 is the year of the sand nigger

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:15 | 7000905 boattrash
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Religion of peace Vs Religion of peace, 2016 Cage Match!

Welcome to the shit-show!

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:38 | 7000661 Max Steel
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PAYBACK Towelheads. 

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:39 | 7000669 JustObserving
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Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

Middle East tensions escalate in wake of Saudi mass beheadings

Evidence emerged Monday that, indeed, the mass executions and the subsequent breaking of relations were part of a well-planned Saudi provocation.

The British daily Independent made public the contents of a leaked Saudi government memo showing that the ruling monarchy “knew the mass execution of 47 people would spark an angry backlash and ordered its security services to be on full alert before going ahead.”

The memo, directed from the head of security services to police agencies across the desert kingdom, placed the regime’s extensive repressive apparatus on a high state of alert.

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/01/05/saud-j05.html

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:51 | 7000742 hobopants
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Someone tipped the hookah over again... told you not to smoke that thing on the bus hassan.

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:08 | 7000854 bamawatson
Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:54 | 7000756 OldPhart
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I think most of the article is a poorly translated version of arabic.  You'd think google translate would be up to date on middle east languages at this point.

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:17 | 7000919 boattrash
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NSA taking them down before Google Algos can work it out...

They don't want it all traced back to Langley.

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 23:39 | 7001115 L Bean
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They don't want us to be able to translate it, or at least they're making it as hard as possible.

I was surprised no one really noticed that Youtube's "translate" button was removed during the height of the the Ukrainian coup when so many "Novorossiyans" were commenting, and effectively countering the piles of false flag MSM BS.

I do long so for a day when acronyms are made obsolete.

 

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:59 | 7000795 dogismycopilot
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KSA will start covering up these attacks. 

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:06 | 7000838 Totentänzerlied
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Wiki says: "The Qatif region is the largest concentration of Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia; less than 3% of Qatif are Sunni Muslims. Qatif is the centre of the Shiite population in Saudi Arabia."

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:09 | 7000859 Consuelo
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Swedish whores and gold palaces for me, head & hand chopping Sharia law, for thee.

 

Something tells me 'ole Vlad is wearing a wry smile right about now.

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:24 | 7000958 Jack of All Trades
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Back home the buses went up in flashes

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:32 | 7000995 Grandad Grumps
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Pretty minor as false flags go ... but pretty transparent none-the-less.

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 14:56 | 7001131 ExpendableOne
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Forget the bus.  How long before the workers head home?  Little happens in SA without foreign workers.

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 15:39 | 7001386 Zero-Hegemon
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My first Saudi haiku:

Chickens everywhere
Violent death destruction
Coming home to roost

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 16:13 | 7001588 Free_Spirit
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The Saudis have lit a fuse they won't be able to put out

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 17:16 | 7001835 MedTechEntrepreneur
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They dont want the fuse to go out.  The Saudi's plan on finishing off Shiia Islam once and for all.  Iran and it's Shiia supporters will soon be in the dust bin of history.

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 19:27 | 7002352 BarkingCat
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Lets examine that theory of yours.

Iran is basically Persia. A culture that has been around for thousands of years and one of the earliest civilizations.

Nation that today does pursue science.

 

Saudi Arabia. These people were goat fucking nomads until about 100 years ago and were so culturally retarded that they had a hand dedicated to wiping their asses.

Today, if it was not for the US and Europeans, they would still be living in the sand and fucking goats.

 

Religiously both are nuts but Saudi Arabia is far worse.

If there is a military conflict between them, unless the United States is involved on the side of Saudi Arsbia, Iran is going to kick their asses.

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 16:25 | 7001647 Satan
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Well this is terribly fucking disappointing...the bus appears to be empty.

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 19:07 | 7002271 BarkingCat
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Remind me again why did George Herbert Walker Douche protect these asshole from Sadam Hussein a couple of decades ago??

 

Tue, 01/05/2016 - 21:42 | 7002852 bid the soldier...
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Anybody who doesn't think this was a 'sympathy false flag' (to take the world's mind off the beheadings or crucifixions of 47 peeps including a Shia rabbi, breaking off relations with Iran (but still hot to discuss a cease fire in Syria, which their patron, the US, is desperate for so that Russia will have have to stop killing the US's so-called moderate rebels), can have no milk and cookies for a week.

The burning of an empty bus that is eating up so much of global news space that even Tyler Durden ran it for a couple of editions

Wed, 01/06/2016 - 01:13 | 7003429 onmail1
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Saudi Arabia is hijacked by Infidel Wahabbis , 

born from JewwishWhoresInTurkeySoTheyAreBastards

They are stooges of Israel & Satan America

They marry girls from America & Europe

Their policies are pro-west , 

They are falsely claimimg to be as Muslims

These Wahabbi Saudi Royals are not muslims

They are only fooling the sunnis

All muslims should rise up against them

and drive them out these infidel wahabbis & recapture Mecca & Medina

Run them down & take them to same place where

they have beheaded many for the transport

out of the world

Wed, 01/06/2016 - 08:00 | 7003907 chilller
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The Saudi's are predictable....all knee-jerk reaction without thought of consequences as if there won't be....big mistake...

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