US Embassy officials in Saudi Arabia and Interior Ministry officials could not be immediately reached for comment. The three-hour battle on the heavily guarded compound came amid a wave of al-Qaida attacks targeting Westerners and Saudi security posts. It also advised citizens to "carefully consider the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia." The bomber was apparently headed in a car toward a mosque and hospital that are near the US consulate in Jiddah. SAUDI ON ISIS RADARMore recently, Saudi Arabia has been a target of Islamic State group attacks that have killed dozens of people.

Source: India Today July 04, 2016 02:48 UTC