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Suicide bomber strikes near main mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia: Arabiya
A suicide bomber detonated a device near the security headquarters of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, the second-holiest site in Islam after Makkah, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television reported on Monday.
Published : 4 July 2016, 05:47 PM
Updated : 4 July 2016, 05:59 PM
The blast followed others in Qatif and Jeddah on Monday, the last day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan and start of the Eid ul-Fitr festival. Pictures circulating on social media showed dark smoke billowing from flames near the mosque.
The Prophet's Mosque is the burial place of the Prophet Muhammad.
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