INTERACTIVE: Look back at history of terror attacks in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has been a victim of many attacks since 1979, resulting in the deaths of more than 208 people and the injuries of 1,127
Ismaeel Naar
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Saudi forces were able to capture four extremists so far in 2017 during two operations that saw them foil planned attacks.
On January 7, ISIS-linked extremists Tayea Salem Yaslam al-Sayari and Talal Samran al-Saadi were killed during a shootout with police forces in the Riyadh neighborhood of Yasmeen.
Two weeks later, two extremists blew themselves up after security forces cornered them in the Harazat area of Jeddah.
Saudi Arabia faced a deadly year in 2016, with 1,147 people killed or injured in 128 attacks, according the spokesperson of the country’s interior ministry.
List of attacks in 2016:
January 29: A suicide bombing in the Ridha mosque in Ahsa resulted in the deaths of four people, including two security men and 18 wounded.
February 27: Exchanging fire in Qassim resulted in the death of one person
April 4: A detonation of an explosive device in Al-Kharj city resulted in the death of one person
April 6: Shootings in the city of Riyadh resulted in the death of one person
June 27: Fire exchange in Qatif fire resulted in the death of one person
July 4: A suicide bombing in the city of Madinah resulted in the deaths of four security men and injured five people. Another suicide bomber carried out an attack near an American diplomatic site in the western Saudi city of Jeddah. The bomber dies and injures two security officers.
August 15: A hit and run incident in the Asir region results in the death of one person
INTERACTIVE - Full list of all terror attacks in Saudi Arabia since 1979:
