Two time synchronized suicide attacks have been reported near the el-Omran Shia mosque in Qatif City and near the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque in Medina. Residents report hearing multiple explosions at each location.

Tasnim News Agency confirmed six innocent people died in the blasts including two security officers and four pilgrims. Separately, Saudi’s Arabiya TV confirmed at least two terrorists died in suicide blasts.

The mosque is Islam’s second holiest site and one of the largest mosques in the world.

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