US President Bush denounced the bombings in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 91 people, including Americans, on Tuesday as the work of "killers whose only faith is hate." He vowed to "find the killers and they will learn the meaning of American justice."
"Today's attacks in Saudi Arabia, the ruthless murder of American citizens and other citizens, reminds us that the war on terror continues," Bush said.
The president made the remarks at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, where he was speaking on his tax-cut and economic stimulus plan, AP reported.
"My thoughts and prayers and those of our fellow citizens are with the families of the vicitims of yesterday's murders in Saudi Arabia," he said. "These despicable acts were committed by killers whose only faith is hate and the United States will find the killers and they will learn the meaning of American justice," Bush said.
"Anytime anybody attacks our homeland, or our fellow citizens, we will be on the hunt," he added. "We will bring them to justice."
"Just ask the Taliban," Bush added. "I'm optimistic we can overcome anything in our path," he said. "We pray for them. We mourn the loss of life," Bush said.
White House staff members told Bush about the bombings after he gave a speech on tax cuts, terrorism and the war on Iraq at a plastics manufacturing plant in Omaha, said White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan. On Air Force One, en route to Indianapolis, Bush received additional information in phone conversations with national security adviser Condoleeza Rice, Buchan said.
"He was briefed immediately following his remarks yesterday in Omaha, then he spoke to Dr. Rice on Air Force One," Buchan said. "He was updated at the hotel and again by Dr. Rice before he went to bed. This morning, he received an additional update from Dr. Rice as well as his usual intelligence briefing."
Meanwhile, the FBI is dispatching a small team of explosives experts to help investigate the bombings in Saudi Arabia, the bureau said Tuesday.
The FBI is sending a "small team of bomb assessment investigators" to Saudi Arabia, a bureau spokesman said Tuesday. There they will "work closely with their Saudi counterparts." The team will be led by John Pistole, FBI deputy assistant of the counter-terrorism division, according to UPI. (Albawaba.com)
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