Riyadh: Ten policemen and three mosque workers were killed and nine others injured in Saudi Arabia on Thursday when a suicide bomber targeted a mosque.

The horrific incident took place in Abha, capital of Asir province, Xinhua news agency reported. Earlier reports said 17 policemen were killed.

This was the third suicide attack on Saudi mosques since May. The Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the earlier blasts.

(IANS)