Riyadh :Three people were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber tried to enter a mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia, witnesses said, the second attack of its kind in a week.
A witness identified only as Ahmed said he was with his family near the Al Anoud Mosque when a quick explosion happened. He did not know the cause of the blast. He said acquaintances at the mosque told him a man was killed along with a bomber when the man tried to prevent him from reaching the building.
Another witness said a passer-by was also killed in the blast. A suicide bombing on May 22 killed 21 worshippers at a mosque in Al Qadeeh village in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Residents circulated pictures of the body of a man believed to be the suicide bomber as well as pictures of large black clouds of smoke billowing over a parking lot outside the mosque. Saudi security forces surrounded the area and began investigating the incident.
