The man's body was discovered 7 miles from Abha city centre in Aseer Province

He is reportedly in his 30s and had multiple bullet wounds from a machine gun

Police say it is unclear if the unidentified victim was actually killed in the bed

The body of an immigrant has been found bound to a bed in the middle of a Saudi Arabian road, reportedly riddled with bullets.

The man's body was discovered on a main road just outside the south-western city of Abha in Aseer Province, near the Red Sea.

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According to a police statement, he had been shot with a machine gun.

The body of a man reported to be an immigrant in his 30s was discovered in the middle of a main road in Saudi Arabia, wrapped in blankets and shot multiple times

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The victim has not been identified, but was reportedly an illegal immigrant in his thirties.

His body had been tied to a bed and covered with a blanket.

It was dumped in the middle of Wadi Al-Talee Street, seven miles outside the city-centre.

Local authorities have confirmed that an investigation has been launched to determine the victim's identity and that of the suspected shooters.

The bed is seen in the middle of two traffic lanes on Wadi Al-Talee Street, seven miles outside Abha city-centre in the Aseer Province near the Red Sea

An investigation is now underway into the identity of the victim and the shooters, Saudi Arabian police said

In the video footage filmed at night, a metal bed frame is seen lying across both lanes of the road.

As the cameraman approaches, a body can be seen wrapped in blankets.

Saudi Arabian police said that they do not know if the man was killed on the bed or if he was placed there after being shot.