Saudi police arrest five for beating man, stealing phone 

Saudi police arrest five for beating man, stealing phone 
General view in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 21 2020. (Reuters)
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Updated 25 August 2021
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Saudi police arrest five for beating man, stealing phone 

Saudi police arrest five for beating man, stealing phone 

RIYADH: Saudi police in Riyadh said they have arrested five people seen in a video that went viral online assaulting a man and stealing his phone, according to official news agency SPA. 

Riyadh police spokesman Major Khaled Al-Kraidi commented on the arrests and video saying those arrested were four Syrian residents and one Saudi citizen, all in their twenties. 

Legal measures were taken against them, and they will be referred to the Public Prosecution, the police statement added.