Saudi man held in China for molesting woman

A 22-year-old Saudi Arabian man has been detained for molesting a woman in China's central Hunan Province.

The man molested the 38-year-old woman in the provincial capital city Changsha on Thursday after drinking, local officials said.

The police detained the man after a witness informed the police, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The man, who is studying Chinese language at a university in Changsha, confessed to police, according to the statement.