2015 Arar attack

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 killed (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]}

See also

• 2014 al-Dalwah attack
• List of terrorist incidents, 2015

References

1. "Three Saudi guards killed in suicide, gun attack on Iraq border: ministry". Reuters. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
2. "Saudi border guards killed in attack" . Retrieved 24 January 2015.
3. "BBC News - Saudi guards killed in attack on Iraq border". BBC News. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
4. "2 Saudi border guards killed in attack near Iraq border". 5 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
5. Saudi Gazette. "Two Border Guards killed in skirmish with terrorists". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.