2015 Arar attack explained
| 2015 Saudi Arabia attack |
| Location: | Arar, Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia |
| Date: | 5 January 2015 |
| Type: | Suicide bombing |
| Fatalities: | 5 (including the two perpetrators) |
| Injuries: | 1 |
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On 5 January 2015, two men, one strapped with a suicide vest, ambushed a border guard patrol in Arar, Saudi Arabia along the border of Iraq, killing two guards and injuring another. The guards were able to return fire and kill one of the terrorists and afterwards the suicide bomber detonated his vest.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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Notes and References
- News: Three Saudi guards killed in suicide, gun attack on Iraq border: ministry. Reuters. 5 January 2015 . 24 January 2015.
- Web site: Saudi border guards killed in attack. 24 January 2015.
- News: BBC News - Saudi guards killed in attack on Iraq border. BBC News. 5 January 2015 . 24 January 2015.
- Web site: 2 Saudi border guards killed in attack near Iraq border. 5 January 2015 . 24 January 2015.
- Web site: Two Border Guards killed in skirmish with terrorists. Saudi Gazette. 24 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109234423/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20150105229548. 9 January 2015. dead. dmy-all.
