IS Claims Suicide Bombing in Saudi Arabia

The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a police checkpoint near Saudi Arabia's capital. Saudi officials say a 19-year-old man detonated the car bomb late Thursday after being stopped by security officials south of Riyadh. The teenager, who was killed in the attack, had just slain his uncle, according to state television, which identified the uncle as a colonel in the Interior Ministry. The two officers are in stable condition and an...

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