Bombing / ied and gunfire / clash attack on جامع الامام الرضا, Al-Hofuf · 30 January 2016
General: Security spokesman for the Ministry of Interior: Identity of the second suicide bomber at Al-Rida Mosque in Al-Ahsa governorate revealed
عام / المتحدث الأمني لوزارة الداخلية : الكشف عن هوية الانتحاري الثاني على مسجد الرضا بمحافظة الأحساء (machine translation)
- Date
- 30 January 2016 · 20 Rabi' al-Thani 1437 AH
- Place
- جامع الامام الرضا, Al-Hofuf
- Attacker
- Not identified
- Weapons
- Bombing / IED, Gunfire / clash
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (5 reports in all)
- General: Security spokesman for the Ministry of Interior: Identity of the second suicide bomber at Al-Rida Mosque in Al-Ahsa governorate revealedعام / المتحدث الأمني لوزارة الداخلية : الكشف عن هوية الانتحاري الثاني على مسجد الرضا بمحافظة الأحساء (machine translation)
“Riyadh 22 Rabi al-Thani 1437 AH corresponding to 1 February 2016 AD SPA The security spokesman for the Ministry of Interior stated that, further to what was previously announced on 20/4/1437 AH regarding the interception of two suicide bombers while they were trying to enter Al-Rida Mosque in the neighborhood…”
- Saudi Arabia: The Egyptian Talha Abdo came on a visit with his family and tried to blow himself up in Al-Ahsaالسعودية: المصري طلحة عبده قدم في زيارة مع عائلته وحاول تفجير نفسه بالأحساء (machine translation)
“The Saudi Ministry of Interior announced yesterday the identity of the second suicide bomber in the Al-Rida Mosque incident in the Al-Mahasin neighborhood of Al-Ahsa governorate, on Friday 30 January last, which resulted in four "martyrs", as he was arrested before he blew himself up, and he is the young man…”