Target Shia Imam Rida mosque No. of participants 2 Date 29 January 2016 | Non-fatal injuries 18 Motive Anti-Shi'ism Attack types Suicide attack, Shooting | |
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Perpetrators Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Location Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Total number of deaths 4 (not including the perpetrator) | ||
The Hofuf attack occurred on 29 January 2016 in Mahasen a city in Eastern Province. The attack left at 4 people plus the attacker dead and 18 others injured. The attack consisted of a shooting and suicide bombing and was directed by ISIL. One attacker was overpowered by a crowd and arrested while the other committed the suicide bombing.
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