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Islamic State group claims attack at Saudi WWI ceremony

by Sarah EL Deeb
| November 12, 2020 8:06 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Thursday for the explosion the previous day at a cemetery in Saudi Arabia, saying it primarily targeted French diplomats attending the ceremony in remembrance of the end of World War I.

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