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{{Short description|Terrorist incident in Saudi Arabia}}
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| title       = 2004 Yanbu Attack
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| date        = May 1, 2004
| location    = [[Yanbu]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
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| type = [[Mass shooting]]
| fatalities  = 7
| injuries    = 18
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The '''2004 Yanbu attack''' was an attack by gunmen against [[Western world|Westerners]] on May 1, 2004, in [[Yanbu' al Bahr]], [[Saudi Arabia]].

At least four [[Terrorist|militants]] used security passes to access a local [[petrochemical]] plant. Once on the grounds of the facility, they stormed the offices of the [[Texas]]-based [[ABB Group|ABB Lummus]] and killed seven people. Two were Americans, two were British, one was Australian and one was a [[Saudi National Guard]] member. A Canadian worker died on May 15 of his wounds.

The attackers were believed to be linked to [[Al Qaeda]], though [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|Crown Prince Abdullah]], then [[de facto]] ruler of Saudi Arabia, disputed these claims at the time. From 2003 to 2004, militants [[Insurgency in Saudi Arabia|carried out attacks]] against the Saudi government and foreigners living there in an effort to topple the monarchy. Less than a month after these attacks, gunmen staged a [[2004 Khobar massacre|similar attack in Al-Khobar]], killing 22.

==See also==
*[[Insurgency in Saudi Arabia]]

==External links==
* Associated Press, [https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-05-04-saudi-attack_x.htm "Saudis identify mastermind of Yanbu attack"], May 4, 2004.
* K.S. Ramkumar, ''Arab News'', [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=44420&d=6&m=5&y=2004 Memorial Service in Houston for Slain Yanbu Engineers], May 6, 2004
* APS Diplomat Recorder (via BNet), [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6507/is_20_60/ai_n29094106 "Al Qaeda Claims Yanbu Attack"], May 15, 2004
* CBC News, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-wounded-in-saudi-arabia-dies-1.492520 Canadian wounded in Saudi Arabia dies], May 14, 2004

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