Incident Date:
November2003
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Perpetrators: Al Qaida
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Vehicle)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: Yes
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Houses/Apartments/Residence)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 17 fatalities, 132 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "11/00/2003: A powerful Al Qaida (AQ) car bomb exploded in a residential complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The terrorists, disguised as security forces, shot their way into the compound and then set off the bomb. The attack killed 17 and wounded 132, including seven Canadians. "
References: 1) ITAC
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