Policemen wearing gloves and face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, provide security for pilgrims, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, July 26, 2020. Only about 1,000 pilgrims will be allowed to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage that begins later this month due to the virus pandemic. (Saudi Ministry of Media via AP)
A man wanted by security officials in Saudi Arabia killed himself with an explosive belt to avoid arrest, wounding four others in the blast, the kingdom said Friday.
The state-run Saudi Press Agency, citing the Saudi State Security Presidency, identified the dead man as Abdullah bin Zayed al-Shehri.
The report said as security forces moved in on him Wednesday in the Saudi city of Jeddah, al-Shehri detonated the bomb belt. The report identified the wounded as a Pakistani national and three security officials.
The report offered no details on al-Shehri’s background, nor if he belonged to any known extremist group.
The kingdom has battled al-Qaida and Islamic State terrorists.
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