The 4th of July, U.S. Independence Day, celebrations in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah were marred by violence as a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque opposite the U.S. consulate.
The attacker was killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. A Suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device near the US consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Initial reports indicate the bomber died in the explosion and two people were injured.
The attack comes on the same date that the United States celebrates Independence Day and just days before the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in which observant Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
The U.S. consulate was the scene of an attack where five employees and four gunmen were killed.
The Saudi wing of al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for that attack. The State Department Overseas Security Advisory Council confirmed the details.