Salah al-Budair, the imam of the Prophet's Mosque, warned young people about being lured by the "malignant" ideology of Islamic State. No group has claimed responsibility but Islamic State has carried out similar bombings in the U.S.-allied kingdom in the past year, targeting Shi'ites and Saudi security forces. Saudi security officials say the Islamic State's supporters inside the kingdom mainly act independently from the group in Iraq and Syria. Islamic State says the Saudi rulers are apostates and has declared its intention to topple them. The city is home to the second-holiest site in Islam, a mosque built by the Prophet Mohammed, the founder of Islam, which also houses his tomb.

Source: Huffington Post July 05, 2016 14:18 UTC