| 2015 Saihat shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Saihat, Qatif, Saudi Arabia |
| Date | 16 October 2015 |
| Target | Shia Muslims |
| Weapons | Kalashnikov rifle |
| Deaths | 6 (including the attacker) |
| Injured | 9 |
| Perpetrator |  ISIS |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
The 2015 Saihat shooting was a terrorist attack by the Islamic State in the city of Saihat, Qatif, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. A resident claimed that the assailant approached a Hussainiya in a taxi, but was stopped at a checkpoint manned by volunteers protecting the site. The suspect started shooting randomly inside the building, before the police intervened and killed the suspect.
Attack
A resident stated that the assailant approached the Hussainiya in a taxi but was stopped at a checkpoint manned by volunteers protecting the site. A ministry interior spokesmen stated that at about 7 pm a suspect with an automatic weapon "started to shoot randomly" at a Shiite Hussainiya l used for commemorations in Saihat. As a result of his shooting, five citizens (four men and one woman) were killed. Nine others were wounded. The militant was later shot dead by the police.
Responsibility
The Islamic State claimed the attack in a statement, claiming that the militant was named "Shuja al-Dawsari". They stated, “With the approval of God Almighty, the soldier of the caliphate Shuja al-Dawsari, may God accept him, set his Kalashnikov upon one of the apostate polytheists’ temples”.
References
- "Islamic State gunman kills five at Shi'ite center in Saudi Arabia". Reuters. 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- "Several killed in shooting at Shiite gathering in Saudi Arabia". France 24. 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ "Isis gunman kills five in Saudi Arabia before being shot dead by police". The Guardian. 2015-10-16. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
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- "Islamic State gunman kills five at Shi'ite center in Saudi Arabia". Reuters. 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
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