MANAMA, Aug 22: The brother of a man detained in Bahrain on suspicion of links with Al Qaeda has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, the family's lawyer told AFP on Sunday.

"Mohamad Khan was arrested by Saudi authorities at about 10pm on Saturday after crossing the King Fahd bridge" linking Bahrain with Saudi Arabia, said Abdullah Hashim. He was returning from Bahrain to Saudi Arabia, where he lives and works for a private company in the eastern part of the kingdom, he said.

Khan is the brother of Mohiedin Mahmud Khan, one of six suspects detained in Bahrain last month and who have been accused of links to the Al Qaeda and for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in Bahrain. -AFP