JEDDAH: Police in Jeddah are holding a Saudi man in his 30’s on suspicion of attacking an officer with a knife when he entered a police station in the Al-Muntazahat neighborhood.
Official spokesman Col. Misfer Al-Juaid said initial reports indicated the man was suffering from mental problems although the motive for the attack was not clear.
He added the arrested man was related to his target. Al-Juaid said the man would be transferred to a mental hospital for examination until investigations were carried out.
People are prevented from entering a police station until identity checks and weapon searches are carried out.
