Missing Saudi school girls found at mall

Two little Saudi school girls who went missing on Sunday were found at a shopping mall on Monday night, newspapers in the Gulf Kingdom reported on Tuesday.

Ayman Mumena and Noura Al Moghrabi left their class in the Western Red Sea port of Jeddah on Sunday but did not turn up again, triggering a massive police search.

“They were found at a shopping mall in Jeddah last night.
“They are both in a good condition,” Ajel newspaper said, quoting a police spokesman.

The spokesman said police are questioning the girls and their relatives about their disappearance and the reason why they left school and did not go home.

Earlier report:

Two little girls got out of their school in Saudi Arabia apparently to go to a nearby shop, but never returned, triggering a massive police search operation.

Relatives of the two girls were told by the school in the Red Sea port of Jeddah that they left their bags in class and went out of school on Sunday, but did not return.

Police mounted a campaign in search for the two pupils but they did not say what possibly has happened to them.

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