Man held for burglary

DAMMAM: Police arrested an Arab expatriate in relation to the robbery of a grocery store in Al-Thuqba neighborhood in Alkhobar on Tuesday.

Brig. Gen. Yousuf Al-Qahtani, spokesman for the Eastern Province police, said that Al-Thuqba Police Station received a report from an expatriate store worker who was beaten and robbed by two men. One of the men put a knife on his neck threatening to kill him while the other robbed cash from the till.

Police launched a manhunt and arrested a man. He was taken into police custody for questioning.