Theater Performers Stabbed During Show in Saudi Arabia

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Three theater performers were stabbed during a live performance in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, police said early on Tuesday.

The assailant, a 33-year-old Yemeni resident, stormed the stage and stabbed a woman and two men, a police spokesman was cited as saying by the state-run Saudi Press Agency. The performers were treated for superficial wounds and are in stable condition. Police apprehended the assailant, the spokesman said. The nationality of the victims is still unknown.