A woman walks through a mall in Riyadh
Saudi malls security tightened after terrorism warning
RIYADH, April 24, 2015
Shopping malls in Saudi Arabia have tightened security after the interior ministry issued a warning over possible attacks.
At the upscale Kingdom Centre Mall in central Riyadh, security guards inspected bags and scanned visitors with metal detectors before they entered, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.
Inside the older Akaria Mall and office complex in the city centre, guards stopped visitors and searched their belongings.
At a suburban mall this week, a witness said they saw police cars deployed and officers inspecting the vehicles of arriving shoppers.
The new measures follow an interior ministry warning on Monday over a possible attack against a shopping centre or oil facilities.
A ministry spokesman said there was "an alert" involving a mall or oil installations but did not provide further details.
State-owned Saudi Aramco said it had a policy of not commenting on matters concerning security. - TradeArabia News Service