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Blast outside Saudi Shiite mosque during prayers: Witnesses

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A car exploded outside a Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, witnesses said, the second such blast in a week after a suicide bombing claimed by jihadists killed 21 people.

A vehicle parked outside the mosque in the Shiite-populated city of Dammam on the Gulf coast exploded during the weekly prayers sermon, one of the witnesses, Nassima al-Sada, told AFP, adding there were casualties.

A car exploded outside a Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, witnesses said, the second such blast in a week after a suicide bombing claimed by jihadists killed 21 people.

A vehicle parked outside the mosque in the Shiite-populated city of Dammam on the Gulf coast exploded during the weekly prayers sermon, one of the witnesses, Nassima al-Sada, told AFP, adding there were casualties.

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