One killed in bomb blast in southern Saudi Arabia

A man was killed in a bomb blast in southern the Saudi capital of Riyadh, the Saudi Interior Ministry said Sunday.

The blast targeted a police vehicle in Al Kharj region on Saturday night, the ministry's spokesperson was quoted by Saudi Press Agency as saying.

The explosion left two other patrol vehicles damaged. The nationality of the victim is still unknown.

Saturday's blast is the latest in a string of bombings the kingdom has been witnessing since last year.

All the previous blasts were planned by the Islamic State (IS) group through its sleeping cells in the country. Endit