An alleged new branch of ISIS in Saudi Arabia has claimed responsibility for an attack that targeted a mosque used by police special forces in the kingdom’s southwest, according to latest reports.
The suicide bomber attacked a mosque inside a local security force headquarters in Abha, the capital of Saudi Arabia’s south western province of Asir, near the Yemeni border. The attack is the third such attack in Saudi Arabia on a mosque in 2015.
The claim by the so-called “Hijaz Province of ISIS” appeared hours after the attack and “was carried on ISIS-affiliated Twitter accounts and was also reported by the SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks militant messages,” according to the Associated Press. “Previous attacks in the kingdom by ISIS militants have been claimed by a branch calling itself Najd Province, a reference to Saudi Arabia’s central region, where Riyadh is located.”
The Saudi Press Agency shared several photos from inside the mosque.
The Saudi Press Agency shared several photos on its website of inside the Mosque.
The Saudi Press Agency shared several photos on its website of inside the Mosque.
The Saudi Press Agency shared several photos on its website of inside the Mosque.
The Saudi Press Agency shared several photos on its website of inside the Mosque.
