MOSCOW, April 23 (RAPSI) - Two suspected members of al-Qaida branch who have a similar profile to the suspects in the recent terror attacks in Boston were arrested in Spain, Associated Press reports with reference to Spain's Interior Ministry.

An Algerian was arrested in the northeastern city of Zaragoza while a Moroccan was arrested in the southeastern city of Murcia a statement released on Tuesday reads. Both men are said to be suspected members of a a branch of al-Qaida that operates in northwest Africa. The Spanish authorities gave no immediate details as to how their profile was similar to those suspected of carrying out two bomb attacks during the Boston Marathon last week.

Two blasts occurred on April 15 at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, America’s most prestigious 26.2 mile race which boasts such stringent entry requirements that only the best of the best are entitled to compete. Three people have been confirmed dead, including an eight-year-old boy present to cheer on his father. The Boston Police Department tweeted in its latest casualty update that 176 injured have gone to local hospitals.

A large-scale, multi-agency investigation is presently underway.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and his brother Tamerlan, 26, are suspected of planting two bombs made from pressure cookers at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured over 180. Tamerlan was killed in a shootout with police last Friday while his brother was arrested later that day.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged Monday from his hospital bed with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property, resulting in death, a crime that could carry the death penalty.