Suicide blast near mosque in eastern Saudi: residents

RIYADH: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Monday, without causing any other injuries, residents told AFP.

"Suicide bomber for sure. I can see the body" torn apart, said a witness to the attack in the city of Qatif.

Nasima al-Sada, another resident, told AFP that "one bomber blew himself up near the mosque", on the Gulf coast.

No bystanders were hurt, she said.

The blast, near the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramazan, was the second suicide bombing Monday in the kingdom.

Another bomber blew himself up earlier near the US consulate in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, injuring two security officers.