NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Four Palestinian teenagers detained on Friday at Huwwara checkpoint south of Nablus were released on Saturday, Palestinian officials said.

The freed detainees were identified as 18-year-old Amir Masoud Mihyar, 15-year-old Basim Isam Zahran, 17-year-old Wael Alaa Tabanja and 15-year-old Rajab Samir Daghlas.

Officials said the Palestinian civil liaison department had secured their release after they were accused of carrying knives.