RIYADH: A probe has been ordered by Saudi authorities after a video of couple dancing on the streets went viral on the internet.

As soon as the video was shared on social media platforms, it went viral and grabbed the attention of the authorities, who deemed the gestures ‘unIslamic’.

The authorities have now initiated an investigation and called for prosecutions. The viral footage was reportedly shot in a street in the city of Abha, in south-west Saudi Arabia recently and took social media by storm.

According to reports in local newspaper, the widely circulated videos prompted the governor of Asir province to order an investigation.

In the official statement, the head of the Princes’ media and communications office said the couple must be arrested. “The couple’s ‘unethical behaviour’ is contrary to ‘Islamic etiquette, customs and traditions’ said the spokesman, ” a report by the Daily Mail added.

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