A police unit became suspicious of two men on a motorbike who had left a gas station and were headed toward another one. One of the men was seen at the other gas station with a large knife and threatening a worker.

Police called for back up and moved in to arrest the man. The two men then escaped on foot. One of the men was arrested; the other one is still at large. The man who was arrested told police that he also robbed an Asian expatriate in the Al-Jazriah district, east of Riyadh. The man is still being questioned.