Security forces arrested a citizen who attacked earlier police officers while trying to arrest him after committing several traffic violations, the Interior ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Al-Jahra security patrols tried to stop a vehicle in Al-Ouyoon area after its driver committed several traffic violations, the statement said, adding when the driver stopped he turned out to be in an abnormal condition and when security men tried to arrest him a crowd of people gathered in the place, enabling him to escape.

The accused assaulted security men and tried to escape, the statement noted.

The statement pointed out that security men managed to arrest the accused, a citizen, and later data inquiring on the vehicle appeared to show various violations by the driver.