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4 killed in mosque bombing in Saudi Arabia

The attack was swiftly claimed by the Daesh militant group

29.05.2015 - Update : 29.05.2015
4 killed in mosque bombing in Saudi Arabia

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Four people were killed in a bomb blast Friday outside a mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia.

An Interior Ministry spokesman said that security forces had suspected a car in the mosque park in the city of Dammam, according to the official SPA news agency.

"The car went off as security forces approached it, killing four people, including a man believed to be the driver," the spokesman said.

The attack was swiftly claimed by the Daesh militant group on its Twitter account.

The U.S. condemned the attack and offered condolences to the victims.

Last week, Daesh claimed an attack on a Shia mosque in the eastern Qatif province, which left at least 21 people dead.

 

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