What the records say
- When
- 12 May 2003
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 24.64° N, 46.72° E
Placed at the town its text puts it in, Riyadh.
Summary
Riyadh Compound Bombings: Four simultaneous car bombs detonate in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at various Western enclaves there, killing at least 35 people. U.S. and Saudi officials speculate that the bombs are the work of al Qaeda.
Riyadh compound bombings
2003 suicide bombings of residential compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by al-Qaeda
Two major bombings took place in residential compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 12 May 2003, 39 people were killed, and over 160 wounded when bombs went off at three compounds in Riyadh—Dorrat Al Jadawel, Al Hamra Oasis Village, and the Vinnell Corporation Compound.
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