2017 Jidhafs bombing
2017 bombing in Bahrain
2017 Jidhads bombing | |
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Part of Insurgency in Bahrain | |
Location | Jidhafs, Bahrain |
Date | 27 October 2017 |
Target | Bahraini Police |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapons | Pipe bomb |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 8 |
Perpetrator | Waad Allah Brigades |
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Insurgency in Bahrain
- 1st Eker
- Manama
- Riffa
- Dair
- 1st Daih
- Maghsha
- 2nd Eker
- Sitra
- 3rd Eker
- Jaww
- Diraz
- 2nd Daih
- Jidhafs
- Buri
On 27 October 2017 a bomb detonated in a bus filled with police officers passing by Jidhafs, Bahrain, which killed a Bahraini policeman and seriously injured 8 others.[1] Authorities than began a manhunt to find the assailants of the attack.
Bombing
A bus filled with police officers was passing by Khalifa bin Salman highway in the village of Jidhafs close to Manama, where a Handmade bomb exploded and killed a police officer, and seriously injured eight.[2]
Responsibility
Saraya Waad Allah claimed responsibility for the attack and has stated that the attack was "out of revenge for the guiltless blood and proud souls that were sacrificed".[3]