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Attack near US consulate in Saudi Arabia

July 4, 2016

A suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device near the US consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Initial reports indicate the bomber died in the explosion and two people were injured.

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Saudi-Arabien US-Konsulat in Jeddah
Image: Getty Images/AFP/B. Qabalan

The bombing occurred in the early morning hours of the US Fourth of July Independence Day near a US diplomatic site in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.

The bomber was apparently headed in a car toward a mosque that is near the US consulate. Most of the consulate's staff are believed to have moved offices to a new location.

The Sabq news website reported two police officers were injured in what appeared to be a failed attempt to hit the consulate.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

A 2004 militant attack on the US consulate in Jeddah left nine people dead.

More to come ....