| Hofuf attack | |
|---|---|
 Location of Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia | |
| Location | Mahasin, Easter Province,Saudi Arabia |
| Date | 29 January 2016 |
| Target | ShiaImam Rida mosque |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 18 |
| Perpetrators | Abdulraham Abdullah Suleiman al-Tuwaijiri and Talha Hisham Mohammed Abda |
| 2 | |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
TheHofuf attack occurred on 29 January 2016 during Friday prayers at Al-Ridha mosque in the Mahasin district ofAl Hofuf,Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The attack left four people plus the attacker dead and 18 others injured. The attack consisted of a shooting andsuicide bombing and was allegedly directed byISIL.
The two attackers, Abdurrahman Abdullah Suleiman al-Tuwaijiri (22-year old Saudi citizen) and Talha Hisham Mohammed Abda (Egyptian national), attempted to detonate themselves during Friday prayers at the mosque. Whilst Abdurrahman successfully blew himself up, Talha failed and he was arrested after the attacks.[1][2][3][4][5]
