Islamic State claims responsibility for Jeddah attack
The explosion at the World War II commemoration follows a stabbing at the French Consulate in Jeddah last month.
![1229576205 Saudi police close a street leading to a non-Muslim cemetery in the Saudi city of Jeddah where a bomb struck a World War I commemoration attended by European diplomats on November 11, 2020 leaving several people wounded amid Muslim anger over French cartoons. - The attack is the second assault in the kingdom in less than a month, as French President Emmanuel Macron has sought to assuage anger across Muslim nations over satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/11/GettyImages-1229576205.jpg/GettyImages-1229576205.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=3p-iS2XJ)
The Islamic State has taken credit for the explosion Wednesday at a World War I remembrance ceremony in the Saudi city of Jeddah that was organized by the French Consulate and attended by various European and American diplomats.
A Saudi security guard and Greek consulate worker were injured in the blast, which was the second attack in two weeks to target foreign officials in Saudi Arabia.