1985 Kuwait City bombings
| 1985 Kuwait City bombings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Date | 11 July 1985 |
Attack type | Bombings |
| Deaths | 11 |
| Injured | 89 |
| Perpetrators | Abu Nidal Organization and Islamic Jihad Organization |
On 11 July 1985, two bombs exploded in two cafés in Kuwait City, Kuwait, killing 11 people and wounding 89 others. A group affiliated with the Palestinian Abu Nidal Organization claimed responsibility for the attack,[1] along with the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Jihad Organization.[2]
Attack
The first bombing took place at the Al Sharq, a seaside cafe, as families gathered on the eve of a Muslim holy day, and the second explosion occurred in the densely populated Salmiyeh district.[3]
An emergency cabinet session of the Kuwaiti government was called under the Foreign Minister, Sheik Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the acting Prime Minister at the time. Authorities closed the Kuwait International Airport to outgoing flights in response "as a precaution."[3]
In January 1987, two men were sentenced to death for the attacks, a third to life imprisonment, and a fourth to a three-year prison term.[1]
References
- ^ a b Rubin, Barry; Rubin, Judith Colp (2015). Chronologies of Modern Terrorism. Routledge. p. 199. ISBN 9781317474654.
- ^ "BOMBS WRECK 2 CAFES IN KUWAIT, KILLING 9 AND WOUNDING 56". Orlando Sentinel. 12 July 1985.
- ^ a b "9 KILLED IN KUWAIT BOMBINGS". The New York Times. 12 July 1985.
