Spain arrests 2 Al-Qaeda suspects with similar profile to Boston suspects

MADRID (AP): Spain's Interior Ministry says police have arrested two suspected members of Al-Qaeda's North African branch who have a similar profile to the suspects in the recent attacks in Boston.

A statement on Tuesday said one Algerian was arrested in the north-eastern city of Zaragoza while a Moroccan was arrested in the south-eastern city of Murcia.

Saudi Arabia arrests 18 suspected spies

The Saudi authorities have arrested 18 suspected spies, including an Iranian and a Lebanese, on charges of espionage for a foreign country, the interior ministry said.

"Sixteen Saudis, an Iranian and a Lebanese were arrested in co-ordinated and simultaneous operations in four regions of the kingdom," including the capital Riyadh and Mecca, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.