The victims were buried following funeral prayers held in the Qadeeh market square on Monday, according to the Saudi Al Riyadh daily. The procession stretched for over three miles from different settlements in the province to the burial site, the publication said.
The biggest rally I ever saw in #Saudi,during the funeral of 20 Saudi Shia killed in IS suicide bombing last Friday pic.twitter.com/LZJGtLE2wU
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) 25 мая 2015
Security forces were patrolling all entrances to the square on Monday, searching everyone in attendance due to fears of new terrorist attacks during the funeral.
Following the attacks, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz pledged appropriate punishment for "any participant, planner, supporter or sympathizer" with the Shia mosque attack.
ISIL is a violent radical Sunni group that aims to establish an Islamic caliphate in territories under its control. Its cells are known to operate in Libya and Yemen, among a number of other Middle Eastern and North African states.
Thousands of Shia mourners turn out for the mass funeral of the martyrs of the Imam Ali (as) Mosque blast, E. #Saudi. pic.twitter.com/xyg2jv6CPU
— Haidar Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) 25 мая 2015