1996 Khobar Towers bombing (alleged by some sources)

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The 1996 Khobar Towers bombing was a deadly truck bomb attack on a U.S. Air Force housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, that killed 19 American servicemen and became a major flashpoint in U.S.–Middle East security relations.

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instanceOf mass murder
terrorist attack
truck bombing
aftermath increased security at U.S. military facilities abroad
relocation of U.S. forces within Saudi Arabia
alsoKnownAs Khobar Towers attack
commemoratedBy memorials for the 19 U.S. airmen killed
country Saudi Arabia
date 25 June 1996
explosiveType large quantity of high explosives
fatalities 19 American servicemen
fatalitiesApproximateTotal 19 U.S. military personnel
fatalitiesIncluding United States Air Force personnel
injuriesApproximate hundreds of people injured
investigatedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation
Saudi security services
U.S. Department of Defense
legalAction U.S. federal indictments against alleged Saudi Hezbollah members
civil lawsuits in U.S. courts against Iran
location Dhahran
Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Khobar Towers
linked to: Khobar
mediaCoverage extensive international news coverage
method truck bomb
partOf history of terrorism against U.S. targets abroad
perpetratorAllegedBySomeUSOfficials Iranian government
linked to: Government of Iran
perpetratorAllegedByUSGovernment Saudi Hezbollah
perpetratorAllegedByUSIndictment members of Saudi Hezbollah
perpetratorDisputed identity of masterminds
role of Iran
precededBy 1995 Riyadh bombing
relatedTo Gulf security
U.S.–Iran tensions
U.S.–Saudi Arabia military cooperation
responseBy Saudi Arabian government
United States government
securityIssue force protection of deployed U.S. troops
vulnerability of overseas military housing
significance major flashpoint in U.S.–Middle East security relations
prompted changes in U.S. force protection policies
strained U.S.–Saudi relations
target U.S. Air Force housing complex
United States military personnel
victimGroup Saudi civilians
U.S. Air Force personnel
victimNationalityMajority American
victimOrganization U.S. Department of Defense
United States Air Force
year 1996

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Imad Mughniyeh allegedRoleIn 1996 Khobar Towers bombing (alleged by some sources)