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Gunfire / clash attack on Dammam · 29 December 2019

@KSAMOFA on X

Date
29 December 2019 · 3 Jumada al-Ula 1441 AH
Place
Dammam
Attacker
Not identified
Weapons
Gunfire / clash
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Confirmation
Officially confirmed

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Sources (5 reports in all)

  1. X: @KSAMOFA (وزارة الخارجية 🇸🇦) · Saudi official · 29 December 2019
    State Security Statement | State Security Presidency: Efforts succeeded in spotting the presence of the vehicle driven by two terrorist elements in Dammam, and when they were asked to surrend…
    #بيان_أمن_الدولة | رئاسة #أمن_الدولة: تمكنت الجهود من رصد وجود المركبة يقودها اثنان من العناصر الإرهابية في الدمام، وعند مطالبتهما بتسليم نف… (machine translation)
    “State Security Statement | State Security Presidency: efforts were able to spot the vehicle driven by two terrorist elements in Dammam, and when they were asked to surrender themselves they opened fire at the security men and barricaded themselves in a building, which required dealing…”
  2. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 29 December 2019
    State Security Presidency: Efforts succeeded in spotting the presence of the vehicle, which is of the (Ford) type, driven by two terrorist elements in Dammam, and when they were asked to surrend…
    رئاسة #أمن_الدولة : تمكنت الجهود من رصد وجود المركبة وهي من نوع (فورد) يقودها اثنان من العناصر الإرهابية في #الدمام ، وعند مطالبتهما بتسليم … (machine translation)
    “State Security Presidency: efforts were able to spot the vehicle, of the (Ford) type, driven by two terrorist elements in Dammam, and when they were asked to surrender themselves they opened fire at the security men and barricaded themselves in a building, which required…”
  3. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 30 December 2019
    Gulf Cooperation Council commends Saudi efforts in foiling the terrorist attack in Dammam
    «مجلس التعاون» يشيد بجهود السعودية في إحباط الهجوم الإرهابي بالدمام (machine translation)
    “The Gulf Cooperation Council, through its Secretary-General Dr. Abdul Latif Al-Zayani, praised the efficiency of the competent security agencies at the Saudi Ministry of Interior, which were able to thwart a terrorist operation in Dammam that a terrorist cell was planning to carry out through…”