Girl held in Saudi Arabia for dancing while wearing security vest

Police in the Saudi capital Riyadh arrested a girl who had appeared in an online video clip dancing while wearing a security vest, Saudi news portal Sabq reported Tuesday.

The unidentified girl appears in the footage dancing to the music of a song on a car hood as other persons can be seen around.

The face of the girl, who wears a vest emblazoned with the inscription “General Security”, does not appear in the viral video.

The Riyadh Investigations and Criminal Search Agency identified all those involved and arrested them for legal procedures, according to the report.

The incident took place in a rest house in Riyadh, according to the Saudi newspaper Al Marsd.