Suspect Reported Held in Riyadh Bombing
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Saudi police said they arrested a suspect in a Nov. 8 suicide car bombing and seized AK-47 rifles, explosives, grenade launchers and a surface-to-air missile.
The arrest was the first in the bombing of the Muhaya housing compound in the capital, Riyadh, which killed 20 people and wounded more than 100. U.S. and Saudi officials blamed the attack on the Al Qaeda network. The man’s identity was not disclosed.
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