CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Default / Miscellaneous

21 killed, 81 wounded in IS attack on Saudi Shia mosque: ministry

Published: 23 May 2015 - 01:37 pm | Last Updated: 13 Jan 2022 - 05:10 pm


Riyadh - Twenty-one people were killed and 81 wounded in an attack by an Islamic State group suicide bomber on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia Friday, the health ministry said.

"The terrorist attack left 21 dead and 81 wounded, including 12 in critical condition", the ministry said, according to Saudi Arabia's news agency APS.

The bomber struck during the main weekly prayers in Eastern Province, where assailants linked to the Sunni extremist IS killed seven members of the minority Shia community in November.

AFP