Kuwait mosque attack probe: 3 Saudi brothers arrested over terror links

Manama: Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said it arrested three brothers for links with the terrorist attack in Al Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait that left 27 worshippers dead. "As part of the investigations launched into the terrorist attack and in coordination with the competent security agencies in Kuwait, the exchange of information and the joint action have focused on three Saudi brothers who had links with the terror blast in Al Sadiq mosque," a spokesperson for the ministry said early on Tuesday. "Two of the three brothers were born in Kuwait and their fourth brother is currently in Syria with the Daesh terrorist group there. One of the suspects was arrested in Kuwait and there are arrangements being taken to deport him to Saudi Arabia. The second brother was arrested in Taef while the third was spotted in Khafji and the police placed the house in which he was hiding under siege," the spokesperson said, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.   Gulf News