A "drunken" Saudi motorist accidentally hit a gate at the U.S. consulate in Jeddah and has been taken into custody, the Saudi Press Agency said on Tuesday.
It quoted the head of traffic police in the Red Sea port city as saying Monday's collision was accidental and that the driver had been under the influence of alcohol.
A string of bombings in Saudi Arabia in the last two years has killed at least three Westerners and injured several more. Saudi authorities blame the bombings on score-settling between rival gangs of alcohol smugglers, but some analysts believe they are motivated by hostility to the West. (Albawaba.com)
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