Video shows moment bomber is pushed away from Shia mosque in Saudi
A video posted to Instagram purports to show the moment two cousins pushed a suicide bomber away from entering a packed mosque
A video still of the moment a man pushes a suicide bomber away from a Shia mosque (Instagram)
Published date: 3 June 2015 18:02 BST
|
Last update: 9 years 5 months ago
A video has been released that reportedly shows the moment two cousins pushed a suicide bomber away from the al-Anoud mosque in Saudi Arabia's Dammam City.
The bomber detonated his explosives and killed the two cousins, along with two others, at the on Shia mosque in Dammam on 29 May 2015.
More than a thousand people were inside the mosque, attending Friday prayers, at the time of the attack.
The two cousins who stopped the attacker entering have been labelled heroes by the local community.
The video was released by a popular Saudi news site.
Download video: MP4 format | WebM format
New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch
Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters
Middle East Eye delivers independent and unrivalled coverage and analysis of the Middle East, North Africa and beyond. To learn more about republishing this content and the associated fees, please fill out this form. More about MEE can be found here.
