ISIS Calls Riyadh Bombing A Message To Imprisoned Jihadists

July 17 2015

Saudi Arabia

The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Saudi Arabia, reports the Voice of America News.

According to the Interior Ministry, a 19-year-old man detonated his explosives at sunset Thursday after being stopped by security forces south of the capital Riyadh. The attack was made near the Ha'er high-security prison.

The bomber killed his uncle, a colonel in the Interior Ministry, just before the attack, according to state television. ...

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