Expat disguised as woman arrested

MAKKAH, 26 March — Police in Makkah have arrested an expatriate youth for entering the family section of a recreation center in the city wearing female dress, Al-Watan reported yesterday. The youth, aged about 20, disguised himself by wearing an abaya and a scarf so that he could enter the family section. A woman, who became suspicious of the person’s behavior, alerted the center’s security officers, who subsequently handed him over to the police.