Friday, January 29, 2016

Saudi Arabia Shia mosque bombing - 4 dead, 18 injured

4 dead, 18 injured in Saudi Arabia mosque bombing: Report

AFP | Jan 29, 2016, 08.41 PM IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/4-dead-18-injured-in-Saudi-Arabia-mosque-bombing-Report/articleshow/50775828.cms


The Sunni jihadist group Islamic State has targeted Shias in Saudi Arabia before. (File photo)The Sunni jihadist group Islamic State has targeted Shias in Saudi Arabia before. (File photo)Residents said the mosque belonged to the minority Shia community.


In a written statement, the ministry said security personnel prevented two bombers from getting inside the Al-Rida mosque in the Mahasen neighbourhood of Al-Ahsa city during the main weekly prayers.


"When security approached to intercept them, one of them responded by blowing himself up at the mosque entrance while an exchange of fire took place with another," it said.


"He was injured and arrested. A suicide belt was found in his possession."


Since deadly attacks claimed by the Islamic State group last year against Shia mosques in the kingdom's east, security has been increased, including with the presence of community guards who inspect visitors to houses of worship.


RIYADH: Four people were killed and 18 wounded today when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Shia-populated eastern Saudi Arabia, state media said.

The Al-Ekhbariya news channel quoted an interior ministry spokesman as giving the new toll, up from two dead and seven wounded earlier.

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