RIYADH, July 3: The most wanted militant in Saudi Arabia blew himself up on Thursday when cornered by Saudi forces in the north of the country, security sources said.

Turky al Dandani, who was number one on a list of 19 suspects and believed to be the mastermind behind the May 12 suicide attacks in Riyadh that left 35 people dead, killed himself in Skaka, Jawf province, the source said.—AFP