| 2015 Sitra bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Insurgency in Bahrain | |
| Location | Sitra, Bahrain |
| Date | 28 July 2015 |
| Target | Bahraini Police |
| Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Pipe bomb |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrator | Waad Allah Brigades |
| Insurgency in Bahrain | |
|---|---|
On 28 July 2015, a bomb attack occurred outside a girls school in Sitra, Bahrain. Two policeman were killed, one was seriously injured, and five others had some minor injuries.
Bombing
A blast hit policemen on patrol, killing two and injuring another six. According to Bahraini media, the explosives used for the bomb resembled seized explosives smuggled from Iran. Iran denied any interference in Bahrain and called for a united Middle Eastern front to fight all sorts of militants.
Responsibility
Saraya al-Mukhtar claimed Waad Allah Brigades was behind the attack and congratulated them in a twitter post.
Aftermath
The Ministry of Interior called the bombing a "terrorist attack" and claimed that they have arrested the perpetrators and suspects behind this bombing.
References
- ^ "Two Bahraini policemen killed in bombing". The New Arab. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- "Bahrain arrests several suspects over deadly bombing". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- "Bomb kills two policemen in worst Bahrain bombing in months". Reuters. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- @Sarayaalmokhtar (July 28, 2015). "#سرايا_المختار تبارك وتُحيي الأبطال في #سرايا_وعد_الله لنجاح عمليتهم المباركة" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- "Bahrain arrests several suspects over deadly bombing". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.