Incident Summary:

10/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Saudi Arabia Police Force patrol near the entrance to Al-Awamiyah city, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia. There were no reported casualties; however, a nearby oil pipeline caught on fire during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201410180045

When:
2014-10-18

Country:
Saudi Arabia

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Eastern

City:
Al-Awamiyah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Saudi Arabia Police Force
Specific Description Patrol
Nationality of Target Saudi Arabia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Attack on police patrol, ignites fire in oil pipeline in Saudi Eastern region," MENAFN, October 19, 2014.
"Police probe attack on EP security patrol," Arab News, October 19, 2014.
"Gunmen open fire on Saudi security officials," DAWN Group, October 19, 2014.