Kuwait Times

Mosque blast’s belt maker arrested in Saudi

- — Al-Shahed

Saudi authoritie­s arrested a man accused of making the explosive belt that was used in a terrorist attack at the Al-Sadeq Mosque in Kuwait last year. The man was arrested at a checkpoint when he raised suspicions after he tried to escape. He was arrested along with another fugitive following a brief chase, then transporte­d to a maximum security prison, said sources with knowledge of the case. Saudi and Kuwaiti authoritie­s are currently coordinati­ng with regards to the suspect’s extraditio­n to Kuwait for trial, the sources said.

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