Suicide bomber strikes near the Prophet's Mosque in Medina

July 04, 2016 23:21

A suicide bombing has been reported in Saudi Arabia's city of Medina, close to the Prophet's Mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites.

Footage on al-Arabiya TV showed a blazing vehicle. There are no details of casualties.

The Prophet's Mosque is the burial place of the Prophet Muhammad and Medina the second-holiest city in Islam after Mecca.

Earlier, at least one explosion rocked the eastern city of Qatif.

Qatif is home to many minority Shia Muslims and the blast appeared to target a Shia mosque. No casualties have been reported so far.

Social media footage from Medina showed a vehicle on fire in what appeared to be a car park, with two security officers lying nearby.

It is not clear who is behind any of the attacks.

The attacks come with the holy month of Ramadan drawing to a close and ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

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