Iran offers Saudi Arabia help after Makkah bombing despite severed ties
Six foreign pilgrims were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque in Makkah
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on June 23, 2017, shows Saudi security forces inspecting the site of a foiled attack in the holy city of Mecca. Six foreign pilgrims were hurt in Saudi Arabia when a suicide bomber targeting Islam's holiest site of Mecca blew himself up, the Interior Ministry said. The incident happened around the Grand Mosque, where hundreds of thousands of worshippers gathered for early afternoon prayers on the last Friday of this year's Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month PHOTO: AFP
TEHRAN:
Iran on Saturday condemned a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in Makkah and offered Saudi Arabia its assistance in tackling terrorism despite their severed ties.
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"Iran... as always expresses its readiness to assist and cooperate with other countries to confront these criminals, who deal death and ignorantly spread hate," foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi said.
Six foreign pilgrims were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque in Makkah, where hundreds of thousands of worshippers had gathered for prayers on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramazan. The Saudi interior ministry said a wider plot had been foiled with the arrest of five suspects earlier in the day.
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Since late 2014, the kingdom has faced periodic bombings and shootings claimed by the Islamic State militant group. Shiite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia are locked in a bitter battle for regional influence and have had no diplomatic relations since January last year.
Iran on Saturday condemned a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in Makkah and offered Saudi Arabia its assistance in tackling terrorism despite their severed ties.
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"Iran... as always expresses its readiness to assist and cooperate with other countries to confront these criminals, who deal death and ignorantly spread hate," foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi said.
Six foreign pilgrims were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque in Makkah, where hundreds of thousands of worshippers had gathered for prayers on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramazan. The Saudi interior ministry said a wider plot had been foiled with the arrest of five suspects earlier in the day.
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Since late 2014, the kingdom has faced periodic bombings and shootings claimed by the Islamic State militant group. Shiite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia are locked in a bitter battle for regional influence and have had no diplomatic relations since January last year.