Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia:

A 12-year-old Saudi boy’s extraordinary presence of mind and courage helped him escape from the custody of kidnappers.

Muhammad al-Katheeri managed to escape within a few hours after he was locked up by his kidnappers in an abandoned mosque at a remote area in the Makkah region.

Police arrested two young Saudis who kidnapped the boy seeking a ransom of SR50,000 ($13,000).

By 4 p.m., Katheeri said, the boy managed to unfasten his hands and removed the chains from his feet. He forced open the old door of the mosque, then climbed the 1.5-meter-high wall of the mosque courtyard and ran about half a kilometer. After reaching a highway, he waited for some vehicle. When Muhammad asked for a lift, a Yemeni driver stopped his truck and took him to his house, Katheeri said quoting his grandson

The kid kept his wits about him, and that very likely saved his life. Good on him.

Muhammad Al-Katheeri with his sisters. (Photo courtesy: Saudi Gazette)

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