Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Saudi Arabia: Police Foil Attack By Pakistani Against Shi’ite Mosque


Since 2014, the Islamic State group has claimed a series of bombings and shootings targeting the Sunni-ruled kingdom's minority Shi’a, as well as security forces.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk
Source/Credit: Radio Free Europe
By REF/RL August 24, 2016

Saudi Arabia says it has thwarted a terrorist attack against worshipers at a Shi’ite mosque in the eastern governorate of Qatif.

The Interior Ministry said on August 24 that police questioned a Pakistani man the day before and discovered he was carrying a bomb inside a sports bag.

The ministry said police fired on the suspect, who died on the way to hospital.

The attempted attack occurred around sunset prayers, it added.

In July, Saudi Arabia identified a Pakistani man as being behind a suicide bombing outside the U.S. Consulate in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.

Since 2014, the Islamic State group has claimed a series of bombings and shootings targeting the Sunni-ruled kingdom's minority Shi’a, as well as security forces.



Read original post here: Saudi Arabia: Police Foil Attack By Pakistani Against Shi’ite Mosque


This content-post is archived for backup and to keep archived records of any news Islam Ahmadiyya. The views expressed by the author and source of this news archive do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of Times of Ahmad. Times of Ahmad is not an organ of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, nor in any way associated with any of the community's official websites.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Thank you for your comments. Any comments irrelevant to the post's subject matter, containing abuses, and/or vulgar language will not be approved.