Bomb Explodes in Saudi Shi'a Mosque During Prayer, Casualties Reported

The village, where the explosion took place, is in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, which is home to the country's Shiite minority.

A suicide bomber detonated explosives at Shiite Imam Ali mosque in the village of al-Qudaih in Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers. Ten people are reported dead, dozens injured. According to media reports, 150 people were in the mosque, when the bomb detonated.

عاجل: تسجيل 5 شهداء و20 مصابا حتى الآن في تفجير مسجد الإمام علي — القديح. pic.twitter.com/NpaHfn2N0S

— القطيف مباشر (@QatifDirect) 22 мая 2015

Video of angry Saudi worshippers and citizens in al-Qudaih where 6 people & scores of injured in a suicide attack pic.twitter.com/SmPkZRcTfj

— Ala'a Shehabi (@alaashehabi) 22 мая 2015

The village, where the explosion took place, is in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich Eastern Province, home to the country's Shiite minority. The region was the hotbed of anti-government protests in 2011-2012, inspired in part by the "Arab Spring".