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| IS Jihadist Kills Self, 3 Others at Saudi Mosque | |
| 2015-05-30 | |
| [VOA] At least four people have been killed in a suicide kaboom at a Shi'ite mosque in eastern Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... . The Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group grabbed credit. Saudi officials claimed to have foiled the attack in Dammam. But the Islamic State said in a statement that the bomber, described as "a soldier of the caliphate, Abu Jandal al-Jazrawi," had managed to reach the site despite heightened security. IS also grabbed credit for another suicide kaboom inside a Shi'ite mosque in the Saudi city of Qatif last Friday. Twenty-two people were killed in that blast. Authorities said the more recent kaboom occurred as security officials approached the bomber's vehicle while it was being driven to a parking lot near the mosque. One witness said security volunteers tried to stop the vehicle from entering the women's side of the mosque. Amateur video showed worshippers shouting and screaming after the sound of the blast outside the Anoud mosque. Other video showed fire engulfing at least half a dozen vehicles in a parking lot outside the building, as a thick cloud of black smoke filled the air. Saudi Interior Ministry front man General Mansour Ben Turki told Saudi TV that tight security outside the mosque prevented the bomber from entering the building to blow himself up. He said that security forces noticed a suspicious vehicle and prevented it from going further. The toll could have been worse if the bombing had happened inside the mosque among worshippers during prayers, he said. Arab media reported that the jacket wallah was disguised as a woman, dressed in a black abaya and face veil. It was not immediately clear if the bomber was wearing a belt packed with explosives or if his vehicle was booby-trapped. Saudi Arabia's top religious official, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Aziz Al Sheikh, said those who were behind the bombing would be punished.
Women were not allowed to pray at the mosque this week over security fears, Sada said. | |
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