People wounded after fire shots at mosque in eastern Saudi

Family members of victims and well-wishers are seen after a suicide bomb attack at the Imam Ali mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh in the eastern province of Qatif, Saudi Arabia, May 22, 2015.

Family members of victims and well-wishers are seen after a suicide bomb attack at the Imam Ali mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh in the eastern province of Qatif, Saudi Arabia, May 22, 2015.


Some people were left wounded after fire shots targeted goes of a Shiite mosque in the eastern Saudi city of Saihat, Al Arabiya News Channel reported Friday.

There are no further information detailing the violent incident.

This is not the first time a Shiite mosque was targeted in the kingdom.

In May, a suicide bomber blew himself up during Friday prayers at a mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh in eastern Saudi Arabia, killing at least 21 and wounding 81 others. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group later claimed the deadly attack.

In July, Saudi Arabia arrested 431 people as part of a crackdown on a cluster of cells linked to ISIS. ISIS targets Shiites to stir sectarian strife in the country. The militant group has also targeted Shiite mosques and places in other regional countries such as Kuwait and Iraq.


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