22 July 2012, unconfirmed reports say an explosion hit the intelligence service headquarters of Saudi Arabia, killing one official.

It happened when the newly appointed intelligence boss, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, was entering the building in Riyadh. His deputy was killed.

Prince Sultan, longtime envoy to the United States (1983-2005), is considered a puppet of the U.S.: “…..is among the people who best understood U.S. policies and managed to deal well with the decision-makers.”-Anwar Eshki, Middle East Center for Strategic and Legal Studies