Suicide bomber kills 21 at Saudi Shi'ite mosque, Islamic State claims attack

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* Attack is worst of its kind in many years * Some fear it could further fray sectarian relations in kingdom * Militants killed eight in attack in **vember (Updates with health minister, claim of responsibility) By Sami Aboudi DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 21 worshippers during Friday prayers in a packed Shi'ite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia, residents and the health minister said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group. It was one of the deadliest assaults in recent years in the kingdom, where sectarian tensions have been frayed by nearly two months of Saudi-led air strikes on Shi'ite Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen. More than 90 people were wounded, the Saudi health minister told state television.

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