Some 80 live rats caused panic on board a flight in northwest Saudi Arabia after escaping from a passenger's rucksack, the Arab News reported.
According to the report, passengers of a Saudi Airlines flight to the city of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia, began panicking after seeing the live rats running on board the plane.
It was reported that the plane has already climbed to about 25,000 feet when the rats were seen running around the floor.
The pilot of the Saudi Airlines flight alerted ground crews at the Tabuk airport to call in a specialist teams to deal with the rodents.
When the plane landed, a passenger admitted that he had 80 live rats inside his leather rucksack which went unnoticed when he boarded the flight.
The passenger was handed over to security authorities to continue investigations.
