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Saudi Arabia arrests 46 militant suspects involved in Madina attack

By REUTERS
April 30, 2017

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had arrested 46 members of a militant cell responsible for a deadly suicide bombing attack in the holy city of Madina last summer widely blamed on Daesh.

The suspects, which included foreign and Saudi citizens, were detained in the Western port city of Jeddah, state news agency SPA quoted the interior ministry as saying.