Selfie mob prompts Saudi star's arrest

30 October 2015 - 02:05
By ©The Daily Telegraph

A Saudi actor has been arrested for disturbing public order after he was mobbed by a group of adoring female fans wanting to take selfies with him at a shopping mall in Riyadh. Abdul Aziz Al Kassar, who lives in Kuwait and was visiting Saudi Arabia for work, had sent a message to his followers on Snapchat, asking for recommendations on the best place to go shopping in the Saudi capital.

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