Watch: Saudi Arabia’s civil defense stop man from jumping off roof

A suicidal expatriate was saved by civil defense officers from jumping off the roof of a commercial building in al Ahsa region, eastern Saudi Arabia.

A video clip published on social media, Sunday, showed a crowd of people trying to stop the man from jumping to his likely death off the building located in al-Mahasin neighborhood.

Then it documented the dramatic moment when an officer snatched off the man while another was chatting with him in an attempt to distract his attention.

*This article can also be viewed in Arabic on AlArabiya.net