Several Wounded In Terror Bomb Attack During French Remembrance Service In Saudi Arabia

 

  

Daily Mail: Briton is among four people injured in bomb blast during French remembrance service in Saudi Arabia following spate of terror attacks sparked by Mohammed cartoon 

 * Bomb inflicted four casualties at remembrance service in Jeddah on Wednesday 

 * Several European diplomats were attending service hosted by French delegation 

 * A British official, a Greek policeman and a Saudi guard were among the injured 

 * Comes after French security guard stabbed outside Jeddah embassy 12 days ago 

A bomb blast has injured four people at a French remembrance service in Saudi Arabia which was attended by British and other Western diplomats. 

One Briton, a Greek policeman and a Saudi guard were among the injured after an explosive was hurled over the wall of the Christian cemetery in Jeddah on Wednesday.

It comes just 12 days after a guard was stabbed outside the French consulate in the Saudi capital. The same day, three people were killed in a Nice church in one of several recent Islamist terror attacks in France. 

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Several injured in 'bomb attack' on Armistice Day ceremony at Saudi cemetery -- France 24 

Explosion wounds several at ceremony commemorating WWI in Saudi Arabia -- NBC/AP 

Several wounded in Remembrance Day bomb attack at Saudi cemetery -- BBC 

Several injured in explosion at Saudi Armistice Day event -- The Guardian 

Saudi security forces seal off cemetery where French Remembrance Day attack took place -- Arab News 

Saudi Arabia: Several wounded in blast at WWI memorial in Jeddah -- Al Jazeera 

Several injuries following attack at non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during Remembrance Day ceremony -- RT 

Analysis: Jeddah blast follows mounting tensions between France and Muslim world -- France 24

Saudi Security Forces Have Foiled An Attack On The Grand Mosque In Mecca

General view of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

Reuters: Saudi security forces foil attack on Grand Mosque in Mecca: state TV

Saudi security forces foiled an attack on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Friday, state television Al-Ekhbariya and Al Arabiya TV reported.

Al Arabiya said security forces had found two groups of terrorists in Mecca and a third group in the city of Jeddah. The foiled attack targetted worshipers at the mosque, it said.

Neither Al Arabiya nor Al-Ekhbariya gave any further details.

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More News On Saudi Security Forces Foiling An Attack On The Grand Mosque In Mecca

Five arrested after Saudi security forces foil attack on Grand Mosque in Mecca -- Al Arabiya
Saudis 'foil suicide attack' on Mecca's Grand Mosque -- BBC
Saudi police 'foil Mecca Grand Mosque attack' -- Al Jazeera
Report: Saudis say purported terror attack on Mecca's Grand Mosque foiled -- USA Today
Saudis foil attack on Grand Mosque in Mecca -- CNN
Saudi security forces foil suicide bomb attack on Mecca's Grand Mosque -- The Telegraph.
Police foil 'terrorist action' in Mecca: state TV -- AFP
Saudi security forces foil Mecca terror plot -- DW
Bomber planning an attack on Grand Mosque blew himself up: Interior Ministry -- Reuters

Saudi Arabia Rocked By Explosions Near Islam’s Holiest Sites

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Al Jazeera: Saudi Arabia: Explosions near Medina and Qatif mosques

Suicide blast reported at Prophet's Mosque in Medina as witnesses say body parts of presumed bomber seen in Qatif.

Two people have been killed in an explosion outside the Prophet's Mosque in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina, sources told Al Jazeera.

Photos on social media show smoke billowing from a fire outside the mosque where Prophet Muhammad is buried.

Two other explosions struck near a mosque in the eastern city of Qatif on the Gulf coast on Monday evening, residents said.

Witnesses said a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Shia mosque without causing any other injuries.

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WNU Editor: it appears that these are coordinate attacks, and it comes on the heels of this weekends bomb attack near the U.S. consulate at Jedda .... Suicide bomber strikes in Saudi Arabia close to US consulate in Jeddah (The Guardian).

More News On Today's Bomb Attacks In The Saudi Cities Of Medina And Qatif

Medina blast: Saudi city 'hit by suicide bomber' -- BBC
Explosion near one of Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia -- AP
Saudi Cities of Medina, Qatif Rocked by Explosions -- NBC/Reuters
4 killed in suicide attack in Saudi Arabia -- CNN
Wave of bombings sweep Saudi Arabia -- USA Today
Multiple bombings hit cities of Saudi Arabia in one day -- L.A. Times
Three bomb attacks hit near mosque in Qatif, security hq. in Medina -- Press TV

Saudi Arabia Security Forces Targeted In Suicide Attack At Mosque

Washington Post: Deadly suicide blast strikes Saudi security forces at mosque near Yemen

BEIRUT — A suicide bomber struck a mosque in Saudi Arabia used by security forces near the border with war-battered Yemen on Thursday, officials said, leaving more than a dozen dead in the latest blast to hit the kingdom.

There were no immediate assertions of responsibility, but the attack follows a spate of suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia claimed by Islamic State militants. It also comes as Saudi Arabia and its allies have escalated its four-month-old war against rebel forces in Yemen.

The official Saudi Press Agency said the blast killed at least 13 people at a mosque in the southern Asir region during prayers by security forces. The report said at least 10 security personnel and three workers were killed.

More News On Today's Suicide Attack In Saudi Arabia

Suicide bombing in Saudi mosque for security forces kills 13 -- Reuters
17 Killed in Saudi Arabia Suicide Bombing -- VOA
17 dead in Saudi Arabia mosque bombing targeting police -- FOX News/AP
13 killed, nine wounded in 'terrorist' bomb attack on Saudi police at mosque, interior ministry says -- ABC News (Australia)
Suicide Bomber Kills 13 at Mosque in Southern Saudi Arabia -- NYT
Suicide attack targets security forces at Saudi mosque -- Al Jazeera