Turkey condemns Shia mosque bombing in Saudi Arabia

Rasa - The Turkish Foreign Ministry has condemned the bombing outside a mosque in Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers that left four people martyred.

News ID: 2624

Date: 30 May 2015 - 23:19

RNA - “We offer condolences to victims’ families and our brother Saudi Arabian people. We reiterate our solidarity with Saudi Arabia in its fight against terrorism,” the ministry said in a statement.

According to the official Saudi state news agency SPA, an Interior Ministry spokesman had said that the blast took place at a mosque park in the city of Dammam.

Witnesses told local press the man was wearing a woman's abaya (black cloak worn by women) and tried to enter the Mosque by the female entrance but it was shut. He was barred from entering by Mohammed Hassan Ali bin Isa and Saeed Abdel Jaleel Jumaa al-Arbash, the two young lads, who had been tasked with manning a civilian checkpoint.

Unable to enter the mosque, the terrorist detonated his bomb around five metres outside the entrance, killing himself and the two lads as well as one other person whose identity has yet to be discovered.

Daesh reportedly claimed the attack via its Twitter account.

Last week, Daesh claimed an attack on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia’s eastern Qatif province, which left at least 21 people dead.

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