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bemildred

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3. ISIS claims responsibility for Saudi mosque suicide bombing

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2015, 01:44 PM

Aug 2015

CAIRO - Islamic State on Thursday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in south-western Saudi Arabia, according to a statement circulating on Twitter.

The group said a suicide bomber had infiltrated a "military camp" for the Special Emergency Force in Asir province. It did not specify that the attack was in a mosque.

http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/ISIS-claims-responsibility-for-Saudi-mosque-suicide-bombing-411388

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Suicide bomber kills 13 at mosque in Saudi Arabia [View all] muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 OP

Deadly suicide blast strikes Saudi security forces at mosque near Yemen bemildred Aug 2015 #1

Chickens coming home to roost. n/t Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #2

Beat me to it. The Green Manalishi Aug 2015 #5

ISIS claims responsibility for Saudi mosque suicide bombing bemildred Aug 2015 #3

The internal fighting within the House of Saud is intestifing. happyslug Aug 2015 #4

So was this ISIS attacking to hurt the Saudi gov't or were the mosques attacked Shiite? hollowdweller Aug 2015 #6

It is one branch of the House of Saud Attacking another branch, an internal family fight. happyslug Aug 2015 #7