Saudi beaten to death in Malaysia, 3 held

Malaysian police have detained three guards in Kuala Lumpur said to be linked to the murder of a Saudi man.

The body of the man was found covered in blood, "stacked" in the back seat of a parked Toyota Camry, ‘Al Bayan’ reports.

Al Bayan, which carried this YouTube video, reports that initial investigations show that the Saudi citizen, aged 30, was beaten to death.

A woman who was passing by saw the body and informed the police.

The report also says the cultural attaché at the Saudi embassy in the Malaysian capital broadcast a message of condolence.

Media reports quoted state that the three detainees are working at a club. One media report states that a surveillance street camera shows between 10 and 15 people beating the Saudi and then putting him in a car.

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