Riyadh, Aug 28 (DPA) Saudi Arabia's deputy interior minister survived an assassination attempt when a man wanted on terrorism charges blew himself up in the minister's office, the official Saudi press Agency reported Friday.

Prince Mohammed bin Nayef was meeting well-wishers for the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jeddah Thursday when the man detonated an explosives belt, killing himself.

The suicide bomber had announced he was giving himself up and wanted to meet the prince, who is responsible for security in the Kingdom.

The prince suffered minor injuries to a hand, but no one else was seriously injured.

'This will only increase our determination to eradicate this (militancy),' Prince Mohammed said, during his meeting with King Abdullah, who went to check on the prince upon hearing the news.