TAIF: Police have launched a hunt for seven men who allegedly kidnapped and raped a 15-year-old boy on his way to school in Taif on Saturday.
The teenager was walking in the Al-Shuhada district of the city when two cars blocked his way. One of the drivers forced the boy inside his car by posing as a police officer wanting to check his identity. The men then took the youngster into the desert outside Taif.
The teenager tried to fight off his attackers, but was beaten by one of the men, said a police source. The men later dropped him off in Al-Wesam district.
The boy was unable to give plate numbers of the cars, but said one of the men made a telephone call, which police were able to trace. The victim also told police that one of the men lived in his neighborhood.
