Suicide Bombings In Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia Says Foiled ISIS Bomb Plot On Defence Headquarters
Saudi Arabia has arrested several ISIS suspects it believes were plotting a suicide bombing attack on its defence ministry headquarters in the capital Riyadh, state news agency SPA quoted a security official as saying on Tuesday.
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Iran Offers Saudi Arabia Help After Mecca Bombing
Iran on Saturday condemned a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in Mecca and offered Saudi Arabia its assistance in tackling terrorism despite their severed ties.
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'Suicide Attack' On Grand Mosque In Mecca Foiled, 6 Injured: Saudi Cops
Saudi Arabian police foiled on Friday a "terrorist action" against Islam's holiest site, where millions of faithful from around the world have gathered, the state Al-Ekhbaria news channel said.
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Saudi Arabia's New Jihadists: Poorly Trained But Hard To Stop
Technical hitches limited the death tolls in three suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia but the apparent coordination of the blasts suggests jihadis have the tools to sustain their bombing campaign.
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Saudi Crown Prince Seeks To Assure Saudis After Triple Bombings: Agency
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.
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Saudi Arabia Says Pakistani Man Was Suicide Bomber In Medina
Saudi Arabia says a Pakistani man who came to the kingdom 12 years ago to work as a driver carried out the suicide bombing outside of one of Islam's holiest sites.
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Three Suicide Attacks In Saudi Arabia Extend Global Wave Of Bombings
The targets including the holy Muslim city of Medina and bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State.
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Suicide Attacks Near Prophet's Mosque In Medina, 2 Other Saudi Cities
Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepared to break their fast on the penultimate day of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Suicide Blast Near Prophet's Mosque In Saudi Arabia, 2 Policemen Killed
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.
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Bomber Killed, 2 Police Wounded In Blast Outside US Consulate In Jeddah
A suicide bomber was killed and two people were wounded in a blast near the US consulate in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah early on Monday, state TV said, the first bombing in years to attempt to target foreigners in the kingdom.
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Kuwait Court Upholds One Death Sentence In Mosque Bombing: Report
A Kuwaiti appeals court upheld one death sentence and overturned another in the case of an Islamist suicide bombing at a mosque in June, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Qabas reported today.
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Filipina Held in Saudi Over Suicide Vests
A Filipina has been arrested in Saudi Arabia on suspicion of helping a Syrian to make explosive belts for suicide attacks in the kingdom, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
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Islamic State Claims Yemen Shiite Mosque Attack That Killed 28
A suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 28 people in the Yemeni capital Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions ahead of the first White House summit between the US and regional power Saudi Arabia.
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At Least 13 Killed in Bomb Attack in Mosque in Saudi Arabia
An explosion reportedly triggered by a suicide bomber ripped through a mosque used by Saudi police today killing at least 13 people in the southern city of Abha, the interior ministry said.
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Islamic State Claims Suicide Bombing in Saudi Capital
A suicide bomber wounded two policemen at a checkpoint near a high-security prison in the Saudi capital Riyadh in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.
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Saudi Arabia Says Foiled ISIS Bomb Plot On Defence Headquarters
Saudi Arabia has arrested several ISIS suspects it believes were plotting a suicide bombing attack on its defence ministry headquarters in the capital Riyadh, state news agency SPA quoted a security official as saying on Tuesday.
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Iran Offers Saudi Arabia Help After Mecca Bombing
Iran on Saturday condemned a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in Mecca and offered Saudi Arabia its assistance in tackling terrorism despite their severed ties.
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'Suicide Attack' On Grand Mosque In Mecca Foiled, 6 Injured: Saudi Cops
Saudi Arabian police foiled on Friday a "terrorist action" against Islam's holiest site, where millions of faithful from around the world have gathered, the state Al-Ekhbaria news channel said.
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Saudi Arabia's New Jihadists: Poorly Trained But Hard To Stop
Technical hitches limited the death tolls in three suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia but the apparent coordination of the blasts suggests jihadis have the tools to sustain their bombing campaign.
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Saudi Crown Prince Seeks To Assure Saudis After Triple Bombings: Agency
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.
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Saudi Arabia Says Pakistani Man Was Suicide Bomber In Medina
Saudi Arabia says a Pakistani man who came to the kingdom 12 years ago to work as a driver carried out the suicide bombing outside of one of Islam's holiest sites.
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Three Suicide Attacks In Saudi Arabia Extend Global Wave Of Bombings
The targets including the holy Muslim city of Medina and bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State.
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Suicide Attacks Near Prophet's Mosque In Medina, 2 Other Saudi Cities
Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepared to break their fast on the penultimate day of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Suicide Blast Near Prophet's Mosque In Saudi Arabia, 2 Policemen Killed
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.
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Bomber Killed, 2 Police Wounded In Blast Outside US Consulate In Jeddah
A suicide bomber was killed and two people were wounded in a blast near the US consulate in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah early on Monday, state TV said, the first bombing in years to attempt to target foreigners in the kingdom.
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Kuwait Court Upholds One Death Sentence In Mosque Bombing: Report
A Kuwaiti appeals court upheld one death sentence and overturned another in the case of an Islamist suicide bombing at a mosque in June, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Qabas reported today.
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Filipina Held in Saudi Over Suicide Vests
A Filipina has been arrested in Saudi Arabia on suspicion of helping a Syrian to make explosive belts for suicide attacks in the kingdom, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
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Islamic State Claims Yemen Shiite Mosque Attack That Killed 28
A suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 28 people in the Yemeni capital Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions ahead of the first White House summit between the US and regional power Saudi Arabia.
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At Least 13 Killed in Bomb Attack in Mosque in Saudi Arabia
An explosion reportedly triggered by a suicide bomber ripped through a mosque used by Saudi police today killing at least 13 people in the southern city of Abha, the interior ministry said.
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Islamic State Claims Suicide Bombing in Saudi Capital
A suicide bomber wounded two policemen at a checkpoint near a high-security prison in the Saudi capital Riyadh in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.
