Editing Simon Cumbers (section)

== Context ==
A week before Gardner and Cumbers reported from Saudi Arabia, twenty-two foreigners were taken hostage and killed by [[Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula|a faction of Al-Qaeda]] during a shooting rampage, known as the Khobar massacre, in an eastern oil hub. The attack was an attempt by Islamic radicals to try to drive out foreigners. This act of violence made oil prices increase rapidly. The leader of the attack was [[Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin]].<ref name=cpj /><ref name=leader>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jun/21/guardianobituaries.alqaida|title=Obituary: Abd al-Aziz al-Muqrin|publisher=The Guardian (UK)|date=21 June 2004|accessdate=21 March 2016}}</ref>

Later in the same month that Cumbers was killed, US citizen [[Paul Marshall Johnson, Jr.|Paul M. Johnson Jr]] was beheaded in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=pmj>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/18/saudi.kidnap/|title=CNN.com – Al Qaeda militants kill American hostage – Jun 18, 2004|website=[[CNN]]}}</ref>