A
suspected suicide bomber carried out an attack early Monday near the U.S.
consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah ,
local media reported.
The
attacker is the only one reported killed, the Okaz news website reported.
Two
law enforcement officers were injured in the attack, BBC reported.
The
attacker was apparently headed in a car toward a mosque near the U.S.
consulate, but most of the consulate’s staff have moved its offices to a new
location,the
Associated Press reported, citing Okaz.
The
attack comes on the same date that the United States celebrates Independence
Day.
The U.S.
consulate was the scene of an attack in 2004, where five employees and
four gunmen were killed. The Saudi wing of al-Qaeda claimed responsibility
for that attack.
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