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                    At Least 2 Killed in Saudi Mosque Attack

   by VOA News

   At least two people were killed and seven were wounded when gunmen
   opened fire Friday on a Shi'ite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia during
   weekly prayers.

   The attack struck the Imam Reza Mosque in the Mahasen area of Al-Ahsa
   city.

   The Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement that one attacker
   detonated his explosives, while the other opened fire, the state-run
   Saudi Press Agency reported. One attacker was stopped from blowing
   himself up.

   Witnesses said security forces and ambulances quickly surrounded the
   mosque.  There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

   Mehasen is a neighborhood mostly populated by Shi'ite workers of the
   state-run Saudi Arabian Oil Company, the world's largest oil-producing
   firm.

   Shi'ites in Saudi Arabia make up some 10 to 15 percent of the
   Sunni-ruled kingdom's population. The Shi'ite minority has previously
   been targeted in attacks by Islamic State, which considers Shi'ites to
   be heretics.
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