Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Mosque Attack That Killed 4

Four people were killed Friday morning when the Islamic State carried out a suicide bombing attack on a Shi'ite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia during morning prayers.

The attack happened Friday morning at the Imam Hussein mosque, a Shi'ite mosque in the city of Dammam.

According to the Associated Press, there continues to be conflicting reports on how the suicide bomber detonated their explosive device at the mosque.

Some reports claim that the bomber had been in a vehicle parked in front of the mosque when the explosion occurred, while others have argued that the Islamic State militant attempted to enter the mosque disguised as a woman wearing a hijab before he was stopped by authorities, subsequently detonating his explosive device.

The Islamic State has repeatedly targeting Shi'ite meetings for terrorist attacks, as the terrorist group, along with Sunni extremist groups, sees the Shi'ites as apostates.

According to The Blaze, the Islamic State took responsibility for the attack on one of their social media platforms on Friday, reportedly praising "soldier of the caliphate" Abu Jandal al-Jazrawi, who they claim detonated his explosive device at "an evil gathering of those filth in front of one of their shrines in Dammam."

As Reuters reports, Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said Friday that the explosion, which took place around noon, killed four people and set several cars ablaze in front of the mosque.

This is the second Islamic State-led terror attack on Saudi Arabia to happen in the past few weeks. Last week, a suicide bomber attacked a Shi'ite mosque in the al Qadeeh village in eastern Saudi Arabia, killing 21.