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

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(Refiles MAY 22 story to fix syntax in paragraph 2) * 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 By Sami Aboudi DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 21 worshippers on Friday in a packed Shi'ite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia, residents and the health minister said, the first attack in the kingdom to be claimed by Islamic State militants. SECTARIAN TENSIONS The Saudi Interior Ministry described the attack as an act of terrorism and said it was carried out by "agents of sedition trying to target the kingdom's national fabric", according to a statement carried by state news agency SPA.

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