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Khobar Towers bombing

terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers, US military housing, in Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Event bomb_attack Q2869983
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Summary

Khobar Towers bombing is a bomb attack[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of bomb attack entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,136 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Saudi Arabia[3]
  • Location: Khobar[4]
  • Commons category: Khobar Towers bombing[5]
  • Point in time: June 25, 1996[6]
  • Coordinate location: 26.261088888889, 50.206230555556[7]
  • Participant: Hezbollah Al-Hejaz[8]
  • Number of deaths: 19[9]
  • Number of injured: 498[10]
  • Perpetrator: Hezbollah Al-Hejaz[11], Al-Qaeda[12]

Why It Matters

Khobar Towers bombing has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Saudi Arabia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Location → Khobar
    Number of injured → {'amount': '+498'}
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 26.261088888889, 'longitude': 50.206230555556}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Located in time zone: UTC"
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