2015 Arar attack
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| 2015 Saudi Arabia attack | |
|---|---|
 Location of Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia | |
| Location | Arar, Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia |
| Date | 5 January 2015 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 5 (including the two perpetrators) |
| Injured | 1 |
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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- ^ "Three Saudi guards killed in suicide, gun attack on Iraq border: ministry". Reuters. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Saudi border guards killed in attack". Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "BBC News - Saudi guards killed in attack on Iraq border". BBC News. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "2 Saudi border guards killed in attack near Iraq border". 5 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ Saudi Gazette. "Two Border Guards killed in skirmish with terrorists". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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