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05-22-2015, 04:45 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/22/saudi-arabia-suicide-attack-mosque/27777881/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32843510
The Islamic State (IS) group says it was behind a suicide bombing on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 10 people.
The attack in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province is the first to be claimed by the Saudi branch of IS, which was formally established last November.
The claim was posted on Twitter with an image of the bomber by an account that is a reliable source on the group.
IS has previously threatened to attack Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia.
Witnesses reported a huge blast at the Imam Ali mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh, in Qatif governorate during Friday prayers.
A doctor at the hospital told the BBC that at least 10 people were killed and about 70 injured, "some very critically".
'Terrorist crime'
Television pictures of the Saudi bombing showed shattered glass and debris inside the mosque, where scores were said to have been praying.
A spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry said the bomber detonated a suicide belt inside the mosque, causing a number of people to be "martyred or wounded".
"Security authorities will spare no effort in the pursuit of all those involved in this terrorist crime," the official said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA.
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http://youtu.be/KEUOL7KYNCM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32843510
The Islamic State (IS) group says it was behind a suicide bombing on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 10 people.
The attack in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province is the first to be claimed by the Saudi branch of IS, which was formally established last November.
The claim was posted on Twitter with an image of the bomber by an account that is a reliable source on the group.
IS has previously threatened to attack Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia.
Witnesses reported a huge blast at the Imam Ali mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh, in Qatif governorate during Friday prayers.
A doctor at the hospital told the BBC that at least 10 people were killed and about 70 injured, "some very critically".
'Terrorist crime'
Television pictures of the Saudi bombing showed shattered glass and debris inside the mosque, where scores were said to have been praying.
A spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry said the bomber detonated a suicide belt inside the mosque, causing a number of people to be "martyred or wounded".
"Security authorities will spare no effort in the pursuit of all those involved in this terrorist crime," the official said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA.
http://i.imgur.com/L08fFaQ.jpg
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/media/images/83169000/png/_83169684_saudieasternqatif0515.png
http://youtu.be/KEUOL7KYNCM