Five key suspects in Riyadh blasts held

Saudi authorities have arrested five men suspected of involvement in the deadly suicide bombings in the kingdom, including one of the alleged masterminds, a Saudi source said on Wednesday.

8216;8216;Five people were arrested yesterday who are among the suspects in the Riyadh bombings and we believe that one of them is a main mastermind of the blasts,8217;8217; the source said.

The source said the arrests were made in Medina but gave no further details.

He said security had been boosted throughout the kingdom following the May 12 blasts on housing compounds in Riyadh that killed 34 people, including eight Americans.

Some Saudi newspapers reported on Wednesday that at least three suspected members of the Al Qaeda were arrested in Medina on Tuesday in connection with the attacks.