RIYADH: Saudi police shot dead a would-be suicide bomber targeting a mosque in Qatif, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
The attempted attack happened around sunset prayers on Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement.
Security officers "managed to foil a terrorist operation targeting worshippers" at Mustafa Mosque in Qatif, the ministry said.
When officers questioned the man, he tried to detonate a bomb in a sports bag on his back, leading the police to open fire.
The suspect died on the way to hospital.
Officers found four kilograms (8.8 pounds) of explosives in his bag.
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