33 held for Ramadan strikes

33 held for Ramadan strikes
Updated 16 July 2016 04:50
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33 held for Ramadan strikes

33 held for Ramadan strikes

RIYADH: Thirty-three suspects — 23 Saudis, seven Pakistanis, one Egyptian, one Yemeni and one Indian — have been arrested so far for involvement in the three terrorist attacks at the end of Ramadan. Arrests took place between Ramadan 30 and Shawwal 7. According to the Interior Ministry, the number of those detained on terrorism charges in general increased to 5,379 people as of Thursday. Authorities arrested six suspects, all Saudis, on the same day as the Pakistani terrorist blew himself up near the US Consulate in Jeddah.