Al-Ahsa mosque attack: 2nd terrorist identified

Al-Ahsa mosque attack: 2nd terrorist identified
February 2, 2016 | 12:14 AM
Talha Hisham Mohammed Abda
Talha Hisham Mohammed Abda
February 2, 2016 | 12:14 AM
Last Updated: February 2, 2016 | 12:14 AM
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RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior on Monday revealed the identity of the second would-be suicide bomber behind a recent attack on a mosque in the eastern Al-Ahsa region, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Four Saudis were killed and 33 others, including three security men, were injured in the attack. The second culprit, who was unable to detonate himself, was an Egyptian, named Talha Hisham Mohammed Abda, Ministry of Interior spokesman said. He came to the Kingdom more than two years ago along with his father on a family visa. The suicide bomber behind the blast was a Saudi identified as Abdulrahman Abdullah Sulaiman Al-Tuwaijri, aged 22. — SG