Social media users circulated a set of video scenes, which show the police forces in the US state of Michigan, restraining a Yemeni groom, and one of his companions. The scenes showed the police intercepting the groom's procession, to verify the gun and request licenses for the pistols they carry.

The groom, Saqr al-Shuhti, said in a post on his official Facebook account that the wedding took place in the way prepared in advance, and that what was circulated was official police procedures.