1st LD: Saudi mosque suicide blast kills one
Xinhua, October 27, 2015 Adjust font size:
One person was killed and some others injured in a suicide blast that targeted a mosque in Najran city, South Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Monday.
The attack took place when worshipers were leaving the mosque after performing sunset prayer, the ministry said, adding the bomber detonated his explosive belt.
The blast came after a number of similar attacks reported this year against worshiping places of Sunni and Shiite Muslims.
In June, four Shiites were killed while preventing a suicide bomber from entering the hall of Al-Anoud mosque in Dammam city.
In the same month, 21 people were killed in another Shiite mosque bombing in Eastern Province.
Most of the attacks were claimed by groups affiliated with the Islamic State militant group. Endit