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3-month jail, 80 lashes for theft

The Fujairah Court of Appeals on Tuesday amended the verdict given by a lower court to a drunken Arab man who stole a mobile phone of another at a mobile phone shop. The appellate court sentenced him to three months in jail instead of one year imprisonment awarded earlier by the lower court. The court upheld lower court’s verdict, sentencing the accused to 80 lashes and deportation.

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12 held for robbing bank customers

The Sharjah Police on Wednesday arrested eight Afghans and foiled their alleged attempt to rob a bank customer in the city. In a separate incident, the police also captured four Afghans who fled Fujairah to Kalba after allegedly robbing Dh300,000 from a bank customer.

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