DUBAI (Reuters) - Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in the east of Saudi Arabia, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
Saudi authorities prevented two suicide bombers from entering Imam Rida Mosque in Mahasen neighbourhood in al-Ahsa region during Friday prayers, Saudi state news agency SPA reported, citing a statement by the ministry's spokesman.
"When security men stopped them, one blew himself up at the entrance of the mosque and there was an exchange of fire with the other. He was wounded and arrested wearing an explosive belt," the spokesman said.
(Reporting by Rania El Gamal; Editing by Alison Williams)
Relacionados
- Tres muertos en un ataque contra una mezquita chií en Arabia Saudí
- Al menos cinco muertos en un ataque contra una mezquita chií en el este de Arabia Saudí
- Arabia Saudí propone un recorte del 5 % de la producción petrolera, según Rusia
- Economía.- El ministro ruso de Energía dice que Arabia Saudí sugirió un recorte de producción del 5%
- Rusia afirma que Arabia Saudí ha propuesto recortar la producción de petróleo y se dispara su cotización
