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Saudi Arabia 'holds suspect in Khobar Towers bombing'
Source: BBC
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.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34064110
