Stabbing suspect arrested in Saudi Arabia

Cairo: Saudi police have arrested a man suspected of having stabbed several people without a clear motive, according to media reports.

The attacks took place in the Governorate of Sabya in the region of Jizan in south-western Saudi Arabia.

The assailant had stabbed three people - two foreigners and a Saudi citizen - and escaped after the attacks, triggering panic amid locals, Sabq newspaper reported.

The victims have sustained various wounds.

The suspect, a Saudi national, was tracked and later arrested, according to the report.

Investigations are under way to unravel the mystery of the attacks and the motive.