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| Suicide bomber hits Saudi mosque | Suicide bomber hits Saudi mosque |
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| A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Saudi Arabia has left 15 people dead. | A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Saudi Arabia has left 15 people dead. |
| A senior Saudi official told the BBC the bombing targeted a mosque used by security forces in Abha, close to the Yemeni border. | A senior Saudi official told the BBC the bombing targeted a mosque used by security forces in Abha, close to the Yemeni border. |
| An attack on a Shia mosque in May was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. | An attack on a Shia mosque in May was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. |
| Saudi Arabia is also heading a campaign against Shia-led rebels in neighbouring Yemen. | Saudi Arabia is also heading a campaign against Shia-led rebels in neighbouring Yemen. |
| Saudi TV reports that all those killed were members of the security forces. | |
| The mosque was used by a Swat team tasked with domestic security, officials say. | |
| It is not yet clear who carried out the attack and no group has yet claimed it. |