Suicide bomber kills 13 at mosque in Saudi Arabia [View all]
Source: The Guardian
A suicide bomber has killed 13 people and wounded nine at a mosque in Saudi Arabia, the latest in a spate of such attacks in the Gulf kingdom.
The Saudi interior ministry said a bomber wearing suicide vests detonated his explosives during Thursday’s noon prayers at a mosque in the headquarters of the emergency services in Abha, the provincial capital of Asir, near the south-western border with Yemen.
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The attack is the latest in a series of security incidents in the kingdom. Earlier this summer, suicide bombers who pledged allegiance to the terrorist group Islamic State (Isis) have bombed Shia mosques in Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, killing dozens of worshippers.
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But this latest attack appeared directed at the Saudi authorities, who have arrested dozens of people suspected of belonging to Isis in the country. Saudi Arabia is also part of the American-led coalition against Isis in the region.
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