RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Two men and a woman were wounded in a knife attack as they performed on stage in a park in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, marking the first such incident since the kingdom began loosening restrictions on entertainment.
Saudi broadcaster al-Ekhbariya reported that police detained the suspect, who was identified only as a 33-year-old Yemeni male resident of Saudi Arabia. The state-owned news channel aired footage of security as they ran on stage late Sunday to capture the suspect.
Al-Ekhbariya reported the three performers wounded in the attack were in stable condition.
After years of ultraconservative restrictions on entertainment, music and movies in the kingdom, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pushed to open Saudi Arabia to tourism and supported social reforms aimed in part at boosting domestic spending.