 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 25 -- Saudi security forces arrested man who was trying to set off a bomb he had in his possessions, an official said Monday. The Interior Ministry official said in a statement the suspect, Mohammed bin Said al-Omari, a Saudi, was arrested in Medina in western Saudi Arabia, after police was tipped about his whereabouts by local inhabitants. He was described as being one of Saudi Arabia's 36 most wanted terror suspects. "The security forces overpowered him and seized a bomb he tried to toss at them," the official said. He pointed out that two of his accomplices were seized, although they did not figure on the official list of 36 terrorists.
Additional: RIYADH - Saudi security forces on Monday arrested a terror suspect in the holy city of Madinah who figured on a recently issued list of wanted militants, after a tip-off from citizens, the interior ministry said. Mohammed bin Saeed al-Amri, a 25-year-old Saudi, was arrested âafter a group of citizens followed him and informed (authorities) about him,â said a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
| "You say al-Amri, and I say al-Omari.." |
Security forces âstripped him of a pipe bomb he was carryingâ and also arrested âtwo people linked to him,â it said. | Now linked by decorative handcuffs |
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