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| Saudi Arabia: Suicide bomber strikes Shia mosque | |
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| A suicide bomber has attacked a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, causing casualties, state media say. | |
| One witness told Reuters news agency there was a huge explosion at the Imam Ali mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh. | |
| He estimated there were at least 30 casualties in the attack at the mosque, where more than 150 people were said to be praying. | |
| There has so far been no claim of responsibility for the bombing. | |
| Television pictures on Lebanon's Hezbollah al-Manar network showed shattered glass and debris next to the tiled pillars inside the mosque. Bodies covered in sheets could be seen laid out on the floor. | |
| Saudi Arabia's large Shia Muslim minority is mainly based in the Eastern Province, and there have been sporadic protests by Shia there for greater rights. | |
| This would be the first such attack on a Shia mosque there. | |
| It comes as the Saudis lead a coalition of Arab states in an air campaign against Shia rebels in neighbouring Yemen. | |
| Saudi Arabia has also been threatened by Islamic State, which is being targeted by an international coalition including the Sunni kingdom. |