Coordinates: 26°19′16.84″N 50°11′32.99″E / 26.3213444°N 50.1924972°E / 26.3213444; 50.1924972
| 2004 Khobar Massacre | |
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The Oasis Compound, 6 days later (bullet holes still visible). |
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| Location | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| Date | May 29–30, 2004 6:45 am (2004-05-29T06:45) – 6:30 am (2004-05-30T06:31) (UTC+3) |
| Attack type | Hostage crisis, mass murder, Terrorism |
| Deaths | 19 foreigners, 3 locals |
| Perpetrators | The Jerusalem Squadron, Al-Qaeda |
In the 29 May 2004 Al-Khobar massacres in Saudi Arabia, seventeen terrorists, members of the The Jerusalem Squadron, attacked third country national personnel of two oil industry installations, the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation building and the Petroleum Centre, and a foreign workers' housing complex, the Oasis Compound, in the Gulf city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
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