International • Created August 27, 2015 05:45

S/Arabia holds suspect in 1996 bombing

The main suspect in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia is reported to have been captured. Ahmed al-Mughassil was apprehended in the Lebanese capital Beirut and then transferred to Riyadh, the Saudi-owned newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat reported. There was no immediate comment from the Saudi authorities, but a US official confirmed Mr […]

S/Arabia holds suspect in 1996 bombing
S/Arabia holds suspect in 1996 bombing

The main suspect in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia is reported to have been captured.
Ahmed al-Mughassil was apprehended in the Lebanese capital Beirut and then transferred to Riyadh, the Saudi-owned newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat reported.
There was no immediate comment from the Saudi authorities, but a US official confirmed Mr Mughassil was being held.
He has been indicted by a US court for the attack, which killed 19 US military personnel and a Saudi citizen.
The US has accused Iran of being behind the bombing – something it has denied.
 

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