RIYADH, March 7: Saudi Arabia has handed over to Yemen two men suspected of involvement in last year’s suicide bombing of a French oil tanker that killed one crew member, a Yemeni security official is quoted as saying by the agencies.

The Yemeni official, speaking on condition of anonymity, did not identify the two Yemenis nor say when they were arrested in Saudi Arabia or delivered to Yemeni security forces.

The official said the men were allegedly involved in planning, financing and carrying out the Oct 6 suicide attack on the Limburg, which killed a Bulgarian crew member and spilled 90,000 barrels of oil into the Gulf of Aden.

Saudi Arabia gave the two suspects to Yemen as part of a security cooperation agreement between both countries, the official said.

Last month, Yemeni official said authorities identified Abdul Hakeem Bazeeb as the alleged mastermind of the Limburg attack, adding that he was at large in Yemen.

Bazeeb was alleged to be linked to Al Qaeda, the official said.