Riyadh: Two Saudi girls have been reportedly held by the French authorities, sources told Arabic newspaper Okaz.
The disappearance of the girls made headlines on social media websites claiming they went missing in suspicious circumstances.
Saudi embassy in Paris confirmed that the girls went missing when they were accompanying their family.
The embassy is following-up the case closely and in details with the French authorities.
According to social media websites, the girls did not return to her family after she went to toilet at the airport.
It was later revealed that the French authorities took them in custody for undisclosed reasons.
The brother of the girls have arrived in France to inquire about his sisters’ arrest.