The would-be attacker blew himself up near the American consulate in Jeddah when two security guards went to investigate Getty ImagesA suicide bomber blew himself up near the US consulate in Jeddah last night, injuring two security guards who tried to tackle him. As they approached, the man triggered his suicide belt and there was an explosion in the car park of the Dr Soliman Fakeeh Hospital. Security services are trying to identify the attacker and no group has claimed responsibility for the act. The pair had left the compound to investigate a man acting suspiciously in the early hours of the morning across the road from the US diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia. In March last year the US…

Source: The Times July 04, 2016 07:52 UTC