RIYADH, July 4, (APP/AFP) – A suicide blast struck Monday in
Saudi Arabia outside one of Islam’s holiest sites, the Prophet’s Mosque
in Medina, a Saudi-owned television channel reported.
Al-Arabiya news channel showed images of fire raging in a
parking lot with at least one body nearby.
The explosion occurred in a security forces parking
area, Al-Arabiya reported.
Two other bombers blew themselves up earlier Monday on
opposite sides of the kingdom.
In Qatif, on the Gulf coast, residents said a suicide bomber
blew himself up outside a mosque frequented by the minority community.
Another suicide bomber detonated his explosives earlier near
the US consulate in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, injuring two security officers.
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Suicide blast outside Prophet’s Mosque in Medina: Saudi media
