Hanged dummy causes panic in Saudi

Traffic on a busy street in Saudi Arabic came to a standstill after drivers spotted what they thought a man hanged by the bridge above the road.

Shocked drivers and other passers by on the road in the central town of Buraidah flooded police with calls about a dead body hanged just above the street during the evening rush hour.

Police and civil defence cars rushed to the scene and dangled down the body which was wearing traditional Saudi dress.

“The presumed dead man turned out to be a dummy…all this fuss and panic was because of a dummy,” Alriyadh newspaper said.

Police opened an investigation to identify culprits involved in that act, which the newspaper said was intended to trigger panic.

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