ISIL Says Carried out Shia Mosque Bombing in Saudi Arabia
The terrorist group in an online statement said one of its members identified as Abu Amer al-Najdi carried out the suicide bomb attack at a mosque in Saudi Arabia's Qatif city in the Shia-majority Eastern Province.
The suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up in the mosque as more than 150 people had gathered for Friday prayers.
At least 21 people lost their lives and 97 others sustained injuries in the attack.
The ISIL statement said "the soldiers of the Caliphate" were behind Friday's attack by a suicide bomber "who detonated an explosives belt" in the mosque.
It said Shias should expect more such attacks and "we will force all of you Mushriks (those who falsely associate something or someone with God) out of the Arabian Peninsula."
Following the bombing, a large number of people took to the streets in Qatif to denounce the terrorist attack.
The protesters also chanted slogans to show their anger at Saudi officials over the deadly blast.
