Chronology of Some Security Breaching Incidents in Saudi Arabia
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Event Summary |
Location |
Date of event |
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Shooting at US marines causing injury to three of them. |
Al-Jubail city |
March 1991 |
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A booby-trapped car exploded in Riyadh in front of the Saudi National Guard building, killing three Americans, two Indians and causing injury of around sixty people. |
Riyadh |
November 13th 1995 |
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The bombing of a truck loaded with 2 tons of explosives at the entrance of the American military base of Al-Khubar near Al-Dhahran zone, killing 19 Americans and injuring 386 people. |
Al-Khubar |
June 25th 1996 |
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Car explosion in Al-'Olayyah district resulted in the killing of a British citizen; his wife was slightly injured. |
Riyadh |
November 17th 2000 |
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Another car bombing in Riyadh and the injury of three British citizens. |
Riyadh |
November 22nd 2000 |
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Explosion of an explosive charge which was planted on the windshields of a British citizen's car, who was injured in the hand and some parts of his body |
Riyadh |
Mid-December 2000 |
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An American doctor was injured when a booby-trapped parcel exploded in his face. |
Al-Khubar |
May 2nd 2001 |
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Killing of two people; one of them was an American and the injury of 6 people when a booby-trapped parcel containing a bomb was planted in the trade area of the city. |
Al-Khubar |
October 7th 2001 |
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A British citizen was killed in Al-Nakhil district following a booby-trapped car exploded. |
Riyadh |
June 20th 2002 |
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A German citizen was killed in Al-Sulaimaniyyah district after the explosion of an explosive charge which was planted in his car. |
Riyadh |
September 29th 2002 |
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Two Saudi investigators and a Saudi citizen were injured and a Kuwaiti was killed in Al-Maseef district during a chase between the Saudi police and some armed terrorists. |
Riyadh |
January 22nd 2003 |
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Shooting of a British citizen in Gharnatah district. |
Riyadh |
February 20th 2003 |
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An Egyptian and a British citizen were injured in an explosion before Jarir library in Al-'Ulayah Al-'Am street |
Riyadh |
March 15th 2003 |
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An American citizen was injured in King 'Abdul-'Aziz's Marine Base after being shot by an unidentified person. |
Al-Jubail |
May 1st 2003 |
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A series of explosions took place in residential compounds occupied by foreigners, which led to the killing of 35 people, including at least 9 Americans as well as some foreigners and Saudi citizens. |
Riyadh |
May 12th 2003 |
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Three explosions took place in another residential compound occupied by foreigners, where 29 people were killed including 9 of the suicide attackers, and 194 were injured. |
Riyadh |
May 24th 2003 |
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A series of explosions in Al-Muhayya residential compound which led to the killing of 17 and the injury of another 122, including 35 children. The casualties included Lebanese, Egyptians and some other foreigners. |
Riyadh |
November 9th 2003 |
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Bombing of the seven-floor Public Security Department headquarter in Riyadh and the killing of four people, including a colonel in the Saudi traffic, a soldier and a Syrian citizen, and the injury of 148. |
Riyadh |
April 21st 2004 |
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