The
bomber detonated his device as security officers were breaking their Ramadan
fast, al-Arabiya TV said.
Footage
on the TV network showed a blazing vehicle. There are no details of casualties
and no official comment.
The
mosque is the burial place of the Prophet Muhammad and Medina the
second-holiest city in Islam after Mecca.
State-linked
Sabq news and the Okaz newspaper also carried reports of the suicide attack.
Earlier,
at least one explosion rocked the eastern city of Qatif.
Qatif
is home to many minority Shia Muslims and the blast appeared to target a Shia
mosque. No casualties have been reported so far.
A
suspected suicide bomber also died after detonating a device near the US
consulate in the city of Jeddah. Two security officers were slightly injured as
they tackled the man, but no-one else was hurt.
Social
media footage from Medina showed a vehicle on fire in a car park, with two
security officers lying nearby.
Other
footage showed ambulances and police vehicles streaming to the area.
It
is not clear who is behind any of the attacks.
The
attacks come with the holy month of Ramadan drawing to a close and ahead of the
Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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Source: BBC
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