In Jeddah, The Attacker Were Killed
In Jeddah, The Attacker Were Killed
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JEDDAH - The suicide bombing happened Medina today, is a series of similar explosions occurred in two cities in Saudi Arabia.
Earlier, a suicide bomb exploded not far from the US consulate in Jeddah. The suicide bomber was killed in the incident.
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The Associated Press (AP) quoted the news websites in Saudi Arabia said the perpetrators of the attack were killed, and there has been no other reports of casualties in the attack. The suicide bomber appeared to drive his car to a mosque and a hospital near the US consulate in Jeddah. Most of the consular staff are reported to have moved to a new office in another location.
Security officers early on Monday became suspicious of a man near the parking lot of Dr Suleiman Faqeeh Hospital, which is directly across from the US diplomatic mission.
“He blew himself up with a suicide belt inside the hospital parking”, the ministry said, adding that two security officers were lightly wounded.
The attack happened at around 215am (23:15 GMT) on July 4, the day when Americans celebrate their independence.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
State Department spokesman American who spoke on condition of anonymity because not authorized to give details saying US officials knew about the explosion in Jeddadh it and is working with the Saudi Arabia to gather more information.
The attack comes just days before the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Al Qaeda linked militant attack against the US consulate in Jeddah in 2014 killed five consular staff and four actors. Resistance for three hours at the fortified compound that occurs in the middle of a wave of al Qaeda attacks targeting the offices of Saudi Arabia and Western representatives.
Earlier, a suicide bomb exploded not far from the US consulate in Jeddah. The suicide bomber was killed in the incident.
READ MORE: Near Nabawi Mosque, Suicide Bombs Attack Medina
The Associated Press (AP) quoted the news websites in Saudi Arabia said the perpetrators of the attack were killed, and there has been no other reports of casualties in the attack. The suicide bomber appeared to drive his car to a mosque and a hospital near the US consulate in Jeddah. Most of the consular staff are reported to have moved to a new office in another location.
Security officers early on Monday became suspicious of a man near the parking lot of Dr Suleiman Faqeeh Hospital, which is directly across from the US diplomatic mission.
“He blew himself up with a suicide belt inside the hospital parking”, the ministry said, adding that two security officers were lightly wounded.
The attack happened at around 215am (23:15 GMT) on July 4, the day when Americans celebrate their independence.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
State Department spokesman American who spoke on condition of anonymity because not authorized to give details saying US officials knew about the explosion in Jeddadh it and is working with the Saudi Arabia to gather more information.
The attack comes just days before the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Al Qaeda linked militant attack against the US consulate in Jeddah in 2014 killed five consular staff and four actors. Resistance for three hours at the fortified compound that occurs in the middle of a wave of al Qaeda attacks targeting the offices of Saudi Arabia and Western representatives.
(rnz)
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