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Saudi Arabia

19 people arrested over Medina attack

Nineteen people, including 12 Pakistani nationals, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia following suicide attacks on Monday, including one near Islam's second-holiest site in the city of Medina, the kingdom's Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Seven people are believed to have been killed and two wounded in three separate attacks - in Medina, at a Shiite mosque in Qatif, and in western Jeddah, the economic capital, not far from the US consulate.