2015 Sitra bombing

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2015 Sitra bombing
Part of Insurgency in Bahrain
Location Sitra, Bahrain
Date28 July 2015
Target Bahraini Police
Attack type
Bombing
Weapons Pipe bomb
Deaths2
Injured6
Perpetrator Waad Allah Brigades

On 28 July 2015, a bomb attack occurred outside a girls school in Sitra, Bahrain. Two policeman were killed, one was seriously injured, and five others had some minor injuries. [1]

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Bombing

A blast hit policemen on patrol, killing two and injuring another six. According to Bahraini media, the explosives used for the bomb resembled seized explosives smuggled from Iran. [2] Iran denied any interference in Bahrain [1] and called for a united Middle Eastern front to fight all sorts of militants. [3]

Responsibility

Saraya al-Mukhtar claimed Waad Allah Brigades was behind the attack and congratulated them in a twitter post. [4]

Aftermath

The Ministry of Interior called the bombing a "terrorist attack" and claimed that they have arrested the perpetrators and suspects behind this bombing. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Two Bahraini policemen killed in bombing". The New Arab. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. "Bahrain arrests several suspects over deadly bombing". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  3. "Bomb kills two policemen in worst Bahrain bombing in months". Reuters. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  4. @Sarayaalmokhtar (July 28, 2015). "#سرايا_المختار تبارك وتُحيي الأبطال في #سرايا_وعد_الله لنجاح عمليتهم المباركة" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2023 via Twitter.
  5. "Bahrain arrests several suspects over deadly bombing". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.