Blast strikes near Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah

MADINAH — Two Saudi security force members were killed and 4 people who were seriously injured on Monday after a suicide bombing took place in Madinah near the prophet’s mosque. Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent said the suicide bombing took place in a parking lot between the courtyard and the mosque, visited by millions every year. The channel showed images of fire raging in a parking lot with at least one body seen nearby. The suicide bomber also died in the attack. The attack near the Prophet's Mosque took place during Maghreb prayers, the time when Muslims break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan.