Medina Blast

Militants escalated their campaign against Saudi Arabia's ruling Al Saud family with three suicide attacks in a single day, in the biggest challenge to the kingdom's internal security since it crushed an al-Qaida insurgency a decade ago.

Saudi Arabia's crown prince and anti-terror tsar sought on Tuesday to reassure Saudis of the country's security after suicide attacks targeting the holy city of Medina, the US consulate in Jeddah and Shi'ites in the city of Qatif.

The blast happened at sunset when residents of the area broke their fast in the holy month of Ramadan

The targets including the holy Muslim city of Medina and bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State.

At least three people were killed in the blast outside the Prophet's Mosque in Medina in Saudi Arabia on Monday, including a suicide bomber and two security officers, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television reported.

A suicide blast struck Monday in Saudi Arabia outside one of Islam's holiest sites, the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, a Saudi-owned television channel reported.

Militants escalated their campaign against Saudi Arabia's ruling Al Saud family with three suicide attacks in a single day, in the biggest challenge to the kingdom's internal security since it crushed an al-Qaida insurgency a decade ago.

Saudi Arabia's crown prince and anti-terror tsar sought on Tuesday to reassure Saudis of the country's security after suicide attacks targeting the holy city of Medina, the US consulate in Jeddah and Shi'ites in the city of Qatif.

The blast happened at sunset when residents of the area broke their fast in the holy month of Ramadan

The targets including the holy Muslim city of Medina and bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State.

At least three people were killed in the blast outside the Prophet's Mosque in Medina in Saudi Arabia on Monday, including a suicide bomber and two security officers, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television reported.

A suicide blast struck Monday in Saudi Arabia outside one of Islam's holiest sites, the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, a Saudi-owned television channel reported.