沙特14岁少年放飞自我，马路中央尽情跳舞！

A teenager who stopped traffic as he danced the Macarena in the middle of the street has been arrested by Saudi police for 'violating public morals'.

一位少年在街道中央跳玛卡雷娜，阻碍了交通，然后被沙特阿拉伯警方以“危害公共道德”的罪名给逮捕了。

The 14-year-old boy has been hauled in by officers and taken for questioning, despite the incident happening more than a year ago.

虽然这一事件发生于一年多之前，但这名14岁的男孩还是被带到了警局，接受审问。

In a 45-second clip, the teenager can be seen disrupting drivers while dancing to the popular 1990s hit in the area of Jeddah.

从一段45秒的视频中可以看到这名少年在吉达地区跳90年代的热门舞曲，而他的这一行为阻碍了司机驾驶。

It is not clear why police have arrested him now after it emerged the video was first posted in July 2016.

这个视频最早是在2016年7月被拍到的，目前还不清楚警方为什么现在逮捕他。

However, laws in Saudi Arabia give officials and judges the power to punish and arrest children at their discretion.

然而，沙特阿拉伯的法律赋予了官员和法官自行惩罚和逮捕儿童的权力。

Today Saudi police released a statement to say the 14-year-old boy had been detained.

今天沙特阿拉伯警方发表了一篇声明，称这名14岁的男孩已被拘留了。

Mecca officers said the teenager was being questioned because he had shown 'improper public behaviour' and disrupted traffic.

麦加警方表示，这名少年因其“在公共场所的不当行为”以及阻碍交通的罪名而被警方审问。

It was not clear whether he would be formally charged.

目前还不清楚他是否会被正式起诉。