Worshippers killed Qatif weekly prayers
RIYADH : A suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest during weekly prayers yesterday at a Shia mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia , killing and wounding several people, officials said.
The kingdom’s Eastern Province has been hit by previous attempts by Sunni extremists to foment sectarian tensions with its large Shia community, including a deadly shooting in November.
The interior ministry said a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the mosque in Shia-majority Qatif, SPA news agency reported.