Saudis arrest 14 women for driving

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Saudi women got behind the wheel Saturday in Women2Drive campaign to urge kingdom to legalize driving by women.

Saudi authorities arrested 14 women for driving in the conservative kingdom, al-Madina newspaper reported on Sunday.

The women were detained in the capital Riyadh, the western cities of Jeddah and Mecca as well as the Eastern Province, the report added.

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