Islamist militants attack two oil industry installations and a foreign workers' housing complex in Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Quando

29 de mai. de 2004

Tipo

Ataque terrorista

Coordenadas

26.32° N, 50.19° E

Posicionado em: coordinates of the event it links, 2004 Khobar massacre.

Islamist militants attack two oil industry installations and a foreign workers' housing complex in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, killing at least 11 people and taking some 50 hostages. Saudi police attempt to storm the housing complex but withdraw after taking casualties. A previously unknown militant group styling itself "The Jerusalem Squadron" claims responsibility and says they are attacking "zionists and crusaders" who are there to "steal our oil and resources".

2004 terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia

On 29 May 2004, a Saturday, four men armed with guns and bombs attacked two oil industry installations and a residential compound, in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia—the hub of the Saudi oil industry. Over approximately 25 hours, the gunmen, describing themselves as members of "The Jerusalem Squadron" or "Jerusalem Brigade", killed 22 and injured 25 in Khobar.

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