.Suicide bomber lightly injures senior Saudi prince
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The official Saudi news agency says a wanted militant has blown himself up in an apparent assassination attempt against one of the senior princes involved in the kingdom's aggressive anti-terror campaign.
The Saudi Press Agency says the man was being searched by security before going in to offer Ramadan greetings to the assistant interior minister, Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, when he blew himself up late Thursday.
It says the prince was lightly wounded and nobody else was seriously injured.
The Interior Ministry has spearheaded the kingdom's aggressive campaign against terrorism, with authorities jailing hundreds of suspected militants since Sept. 11, 2001.
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The Saudi Press Agency says the man was being searched by security before going in to offer Ramadan greetings to the assistant interior minister, Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, when he blew himself up late Thursday.
It says the prince was lightly wounded and nobody else was seriously injured.
The Interior Ministry has spearheaded the kingdom's aggressive campaign against terrorism, with authorities jailing hundreds of suspected militants since Sept. 11, 2001.
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