Terrorist attacks in Iraq and Saudi Arabia

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Question: Name the city in Saudi Arabia in which the US consulate was attacked by terrorist on 3 July 2016?
(a) Riyadh
(b) Medina
(c) Jeddah
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Related facts:

  • On 3 July 2016 a suicide bomb attack carried out by ISIS killed at least 292 people in central Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq.
  • According to the health ministry of the country 200 people were injured in the attack.
  • The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack.
  • On 3 July the US consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was attacked by suicide bombing.
  • Two policemen were injured in the attack.
  • On 4 July 2016 suicide bomb attack in Medina, Saudi Arabia killed four people.

Reference:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/iraq-bombing-baghdad-death-toll-rises-250-160706045245744.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/04/middleeast/saudi-arabia-jeddah-bomb/index.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/04/middleeast/saudi-arabia-jeddah-bomb/index.html