Top Saudi Suspect in 1996 Anti-U.S. Bombing Arrested, Sharq Says
U.S. and Saudi officials gather evidence following the bombing of the Khobar Towers complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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The mastermind of the 1996 truck bombing in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, that killed 19 U.S. servicemen has been arrested, the Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported Wednesday.
Saudi national Ahmed al-Maghsal, who’s been on the run for 19 years, was arrested in Beirut and handed over to Saudi authorities in the capital, Riyadh, the newspaper said, citing officials it didn’t identify.