ASAR · Attacks on Saudi Arabia Record اقرأ بالعربية

Explosive boat and bombing / ied attack on Jazan · 1 May 2017

@spagov on X

Date
1 May 2017 · 5 Sha'ban 1438 AH
Place
Jazan
Attacker
Not identified
Weapons
Explosive boat, Bombing / IED
Outcome
Intercepted
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Confirmation
Officially confirmed

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Sources (4 reports in all)

  1. X: @spagov (واس الأخبار الملكية) · Saudi official · 1 May 2017
    to blow up a pier and a petroleum products distribution station belonging to Saudi Aramco in Jazan using a booby-trapped boat, reflecting the vigilance and efficiency of the security men.
    لتفجير رصيف ومحطة توزيع المنتجات البترولية التابعة لشركة أرامكو السعودية بجازان باستخدام زورق مفخخ، مما يجسد حرص ويقظة وكفاءة رجال الأمن . (machine translation)
    “to blow up a pier and a petroleum products distribution station belonging to Saudi Aramco in Jazan using a booby-trapped boat, reflecting the vigilance and efficiency of the security men.”
  2. X: @alekhbariyatv (قناة الإخبارية) · Saudi media · 1 May 2017
    Council of Ministers commends the ability of Border Guard men in Jazan region to foil a terrorist attempt to blow up a pier and a distribution station of Aramco. Al-Ekhbariya
    #مجلس_الوزراء يشيد بتمكن رجال حرس الحدود بمنطقة #جازان من إحباط محاولة إرهابية لتفجير رصيف ومحطة توزيع #أرامكو. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
    “Council of Ministers commends the ability of Border Guard men in Jazan region to foil a terrorist attempt to blow up a pier and a distribution station of Aramco. Al-Ekhbariya”
  3. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 1 May 2017
    to blow up a pier and a petroleum products distribution station belonging to Saudi Aramco in Jazan using a booby-trapped boat, reflecting the vigilance and efficiency of the security men.
    لتفجير رصيف ومحطة توزيع المنتجات البترولية التابعة لشركة أرامكو السعودية بجازان باستخدام زورق مفخخ، مما يجسد حرص ويقظة وكفاءة رجال الأمن . (machine translation)
    “to blow up a pier and a petroleum products distribution station belonging to Saudi Aramco in Jazan using a booby-trapped boat, reflecting the vigilance and efficiency of the security men.”