2004 Yanbu attack

Terrorist incident in Saudi Arabia May 2020 December 2014 2004 Yanbu Attack May 1, 2004 Yanbu, Saudi Arabia Mass shooting 7 18 The 2004 Yanbu attack was an attack by gunmen against Westerners on May 1, 2004, in Yanbu' al Bahr, Saudi Arabia. At least four militants used security passes to access a local petrochemical plant. Once on the grounds of the facility, they stormed the offices of the Texas-based ABB Lummus and killed seven people. Two were Americans, two were British, one was Australian and one was a Saudi National Guard member. A Canadian worker died on May 15 of his severe wounds. The attackers were believed to be linked to Al Qaeda, though Crown Prince Abdullah, then de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, disputed these claims at the time. From 2003 to 2004, militants carried out attacks against the Saudi government and foreigners living there in an effort to topple the monarchy. Less than a month after these attacks, gunmen staged a similar attack in Al-Khobar, killing 22. See also Insurgency in Saudi Arabia External links Associated Press, "Saudis identify mastermind of Yanbu attack", May 4, 2004. K.S. Ramkumar, Arab News, Memorial Service in Houston for Slain Yanbu Engineers, May 6, 2004 Al Qaeda Claims Yanbu Attack May 15, 2004 APS Diplomat Recorder 20 60 CBC News, Canadian wounded in Saudi Arabia dies, May 14, 2004 collapsed Saudi Arabia Category:Yanbu Category:2004 mass murders Category:2004 murders in Saudi Arabia Category:Terrorist incidents in Saudi Arabia in 2004 Category:Mass shootings in Saudi Arabia Category:21st-century mass murders in Saudi Arabia Category:2004 mass shootings in Asia Category:Anti-Western sentiment in the Middle East Category:May 2004 in Asia Category:May 2004 crimes in Asia 2004 Yanbu attack Category:Islamic terrorism in Saudi Arabia Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2004 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2004 Category:American people murdered abroad Category:British people murdered abroad Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Saudi Arabia Category:2004 in economic history Category:Economic history of Saudi Arabia Category:Saudi Arabia–United Kingdom relations Category:Saudi Arabia–United States relations Category:Australia–Saudi Arabia relations Category:Canada–Saudi Arabia relations Category:2004 in international relations Category:Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Two Mosques