Bush says he "wouldn't be surprised" if al-Qaeda,was behind this weeks four Saudi attacks.
Powell also pointed his finger at al-Qaeda, saying,"I believe al-Qaeda has been weakened, but it has not been destroyed."
A counterintelligence official in Washington said intelligence from the past two weeks indicated al-Qaeda was close to launching a strike in Saudi Arabia.
The incident follows an alert this month from the U.S. State Department warning Americans not to travel to Saudi Arabia because of concerns over terrorism.
Recently, Saudi officials said al-Qaeda was planning attacks in the oil-rich kingdom, which is the birthplace of Osama bin Laden and home to 15 of the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks.
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