Saudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber in Jeddah


Jeddah, Jul 5,(AP) : Saudi Arabia today identified the suicide bomber who struck outside the US Consulate in Jeddah as a Pakistani resident of the kingdom who arrived 12 years ago to work as a driver.

The suicide bombing near the diplomatic post was the first of three targeting the kingdom yesterday, including one outside of the sprawling mosque grounds where the Prophet Muhammad is buried in the western city of Medina that killed four Saudi security troops and wounded five.

Millions of Muslims from around the world visit the mosque every year as part of their pilgrimage to Mecca.

The governor of Mecca, Prince Faisal bin Salman, who is a son of King Salman, was shown on state television visiting security officers wounded in the Medina blast and the site of that explosion within hours of the blast.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the Jeddah and Medina attacks, nor another at a Shiite mosque in the east of the country. The nature of the attacks and their apparently coordinated timing suggested the Islamic State group could be to blame.

An Interior Ministry statement issued today identified the man behind the Jiddah attack as 34-year-old Abdullah Qalzar Khan. It said he lived in the port city with "his wife and her parents." The statement didn't elaborate.

In that attack, the bomber detonated his explosives after two security guards approached him, killing himself and lightly wounding the two guards, the Interior Ministry said. No consular staff were hurt.

Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Nafees Zakaria said authorities in Islamabad were working to get more details about the man. He condemned the attacks and expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia, saying the kingdom valued the contributions of Pakistani guest workers. "Terrorism is a global phenomenon and is not country- or people-specific," Zakaria said. There are around 9 million foreigners living in Saudi Arabia, which has a total population of 30 million. Among all foreigners living in the kingdom, Pakistanis represent one of the largest groups.

Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain, who had been visiting the kingdom for a religious pilgrimage, left Jeddah today, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.

The Saudi ministry said the attacker in the Medina assault set off the bomb in a parking lot after security officers became suspicious about him.

  

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  • Jk, Udupi

    Wed, Jul 06 2016

    My only question is, why is this happening more during holy month?

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  • Vincent Rodrigues., Frazer Town,Bangalore

    Wed, Jul 06 2016

    Saudi has revealed and exposed Pakistan which they do launch against India.

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  • Manju, Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 06 2016

    Terrorism and Pakistan bhai bhai.

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  • ಸ್ವಯ೦ , ಸೇವಕರು

    Tue, Jul 05 2016

    ಈ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆಯೂ ಶಾ೦ತಿ-ಸಮ್ರದ್ದಿ ನೆಲೆಸ ಬೇಕೆ೦ದರೆ...ಪ್ರಪ್ರಥಮವಾಗಿ ಆ ಅತೀ ವೈಪಲ್ಯಗೊ೦ಡ "ಪೋಕ್ರಿಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ" ಅಲ್ಲಿಯ ಅತೀ ಬ್ರಷ್ಟ ರಾಜಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ, ಐ.ಎಸ್,ಐ ಹಾಗೂ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಮಗ್ರ ಉಗ್ರವಾದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಧ್ವಂಸ ಮಾಡಲು ಹಾಗೂ ಅಲ್ಲಿಯ ಸೈನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ, ಭಾರತ ದೇಶದ ಅತೀ ಬಲಿಷ್ಟ ಸಮಗ್ರ ಸೈನ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ 'ರಾ" ತಕ್ಕುದಾದ ಪಾಠವನ್ನು ಕಲಿಸಲೇ ಬೇಕು.

    ದ್ವಿತೀಯವಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿಯ ಜನತೆ, ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ, ಯುವಜನಾಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಭಾರತ ದೇಶದ ಪುರಾತನ ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಹಾಗೂ ಭಾರತ ದೇಶದ ಪುರಾತನ ಸ೦ಸ್ಕ್ರತಿಯಾದ ಹರಪ್ಪ-ಮೊಹೆ೦ಜದಾರೋ-ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಸ೦ಸ್ಕ್ರತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಡ್ಡಾಯವಾಗಿ ಕಲಿಸಬೇಕು.

    ಈ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ಅತೀ ಶೀಘ್ರ

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  • Dev Kumar, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Tue, Jul 05 2016

    Pakistan second time fall in the eyes of gulf kingdoms. Earlier requested to involve in team to defend country while war with Houthis. On that time pak government refused to take part directly while balancing good relations with Iran. Only it backed-up team in war. Now it's the second time pak guy involved in terrorist works.

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  • Mw, Dubai

    Tue, Jul 05 2016

    Condemned act and must be deal with death punishment anyone does these kind of things...but I need definition of terrorism...

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  • John, Udupi

    Tue, Jul 05 2016

    Now I am curious! Will Pakistan say the same dialogue that it says to India!? -'We want more and proper proof from Saudi Arabia'!

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Wed, Jul 06 2016

    Mr.John...You hit a Sixer...Out of the Stadium..Congrats..

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  • Don, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 05 2016

    What's in a name or nationality - absolutely nothing.

    Let's ask ourselves the billion dollar questions, and do some soul searching:

    - Why would someone do something so henious.

    - What was he thinking on what he was going to achieve.

    - When most people choose to live, why did he choose to die, and that too in this particular way.

    - Apparently he was a Muslim, so why did he choose to go to the holiest place in Islam and blast himself.

    - He died, and took several along with him.

    Why? Why? Why? Please leave the American and Jewish scape goats alone.

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  • Nagaraj, Banglore

    Tue, Jul 05 2016

    Core system need to be changed.

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Washington,DC.

    Tue, Jul 05 2016

    People,

    If Pakistan is wiped out, terrorism is wiped out....first they were doing terrorism in Kashmir, next in Afghanistan, now everywhere including their friend and mentor Saudis...

    Time for Saudis to reflect about their past and future...

    ...JH...

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  • HENRY MISQUITH,Manama, Bahrain

    Tue, Jul 05 2016

    Humanity has gone to dogs.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, MANAMA

    Tue, Jul 05 2016

    World's largest exporter of terrorism is pakistan.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Nashville

    Tue, Jul 05 2016

    F-16's & Billions will still continue ...

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