The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Thursday for the explosion the previous day at a cemetery in Saudi Arabia where American and European officials were commemorating the end of World War I. The blast wounded three people.
IS said in a post on its online Telegram channel on Thursday that its fighters were able to plant the explosive device at the Non-Muslims Cemetery in the kingdom’s coastal city of Jiddah.
In a statement posted on one of its Telegram channels, IS said a group of its militants were able to plant the explosive devise at the in the city of Jiddah. It provided no evidence but said the device went off when diplomats from “the Crusader countries” had gathered there.
One U.K. National suffered minor wounds, according to the British government. Greece’s Foreign Ministry said a Greek policeman serving in the country’s consulate in Jiddah was wounded. A Saudi security officer was also lightly wounded, Saudi state media quoted a local official as saying.
Some 20 people of different nationalities were attending the ceremony.
Wednesday marked the 102nd anniversary of the armistice ending World War I, a day that was also commemorated in several European countries.
The bombing followed a stabbing attack last month that lightly wounded a guard at the French Consulate, also in port city of Jiddah.