2015 Sitra bombing
2015 Sitra bombing | |
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Part of Insurgency in Bahrain | |
Location | Sitra, Bahrain |
Date | 28 July 2015 |
Target | Bahraini Police |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapons | Pipe bomb |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 6 |
Perpetrator | Waad Allah Brigades |
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- t
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- 1st Eker
- Manama
- Riffa
- Dair
- 1st Daih
- Maghsha
- 2nd Eker
- Sitra
- 3rd Eker
- Jaww
- Diraz
- 2nd Daih
- Jidhafs
- Buri
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]
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]
References
- ^ a b "Two Bahraini policemen killed in bombing". The New Arab. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "Bahrain arrests several suspects over deadly bombing". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "Bomb kills two policemen in worst Bahrain bombing in months". Reuters. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ @Sarayaalmokhtar (July 28, 2015). "#سرايا_المختار تبارك وتُحيي الأبطال في #سرايا_وعد_الله لنجاح عمليتهم المباركة" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bahrain arrests several suspects over deadly bombing". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.