Three people have been arrested for kidnapping and raping a minor, local media said.

The suspects, two of whom are from Mali and one Saudi, had kidnapped the 12-year-old son of a 49-year-old Egyptian resident in a car from the front of his house, security sources said in a report.

The boy was found near the Al-Quds markets in the area after nearly two hours and later told his father what had happened.

A team from the Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) had launched an intensive search at the scene of the crime and nearby districts, which led them to the three suspects, whose description matched the information given by the victim, the report said.

The three confessed to their crime following their arrest and have been referred to authorities for further investigation.