JEDDAH: Three of the four women who ran away from a shelter in Jeddah have been found, according to the Social Affairs Ministry.

Abdullah Al-Tawi, director of the ministry in Makkah and its media spokesman, said Wednesday the police assisted in finding the women, and that the search continues for the fourth person.

He said he could not reveal any further information because an investigation is still underway. The four had escaped by breaking down an emergency door last Thursday.

Police said the search and investigation division at the Nazlatain police station had found the three women.