A videograb shows the sports car on fire at Khurais Road, east of Riyadh.

Gulf Today Report

A sports car caught fire in the streets of Riyadh on Monday afternoon.

A video clip shared on social media showed the luxury car on fire.

According to media reports, the car was parked on Khurais Road, east of Riyadh.

Police and fire tenders rushed to the site.

The causes of the incident were not disclosed, while it was not clear whether anyone was inside the car.

The police have launched an investigation into the incident.

In September, a masked man caused outrage on social media after a video surfaced of him trying to set vehicles on fire by pouring oil under them, and fleeing the scene.

The circulating clip caused anger among the social media users, who demanded the arrest and punishment of the perpetrator. The Riyadh police announced the arrest of the perpetrator of the incident.

The investigations of the Saudi security revealed that the reason for the perpetrator’s action was that there was a dispute with one of the sons of the owner of the house, stressing that he was arrested and legal measures were taken against him, and referred him to the prosecution.