Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Friday condemned a suicide attack outside a Shiite mosque in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, during Friday prayers.

"Bloodshed is forbidden and houses of worship should be distanced from conflicts," Tayyeb said in a statement, stressing the importance of not being dragged into sectarian rifts.

Also, head of Al-Ashraf Syndicate Mahmoud el Sharif and Chief of the Supreme Council of the Sufi Orders Abdel Hadi el Qasabi condemned the terror attack.