Friday, May 22, 2015

Bomb Explodes in Saudi Shi'a Mosque During Prayer, Casualties Reported

The town, where the blast occurred, is in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, which is home to the nation’s Shiite minority.
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A suicide bomber exploded explosives at Shiite Imam Ali mosque in the town of al-Qudaih in Saudi Arabia amid Friday prayers to God. Ten individuals are reported dead, handfuls injured. As indicated by media reports, 150 individuals were in the mosque, when the bomb exploded.



The town, where the blast occurred, is in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province, home to the nation’s Shiite minority. The area was the hotbed of anti-government challenges in 2011-2012, propelled to some extent by the “Arab Spring”.


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