Woman vandalizes Sharjah supermarket after being refused cigarettes

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Woman vandalizes Sharjah supermarket after being refused cigarettes. A woman is caught on camera running amok at a supermarket in Sharjah after the staff refused to sell her cigarettes. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00An Arab woman went berserk at a Sharjah supermarket after a staff refused to sell her cigarettes,

00:14which are banned from being sold in small groceries and supermarkets in residential

00:18areas in the Emirate.

00:19Sharjah municipality recently issued circulars to several groceries near schools, inside

00:25residential areas, close to mosques, and near educational and health establishments to immediately

00:31stop selling cigarettes.

00:33According to a Sharjah police report, the woman turned violent and allegedly threatened

00:37the staff with a knife and damaged items in the supermarket.

00:41The cost of damage was reportedly worth 45,000 dirhams.

00:45Sharjah police is conducting an investigation.

00:48It has collected video footage of the damage caused by the woman.

00:51A police official told Gulf News that the woman is now in the custody of Alhira police

00:56station and a public prosecutor has ordered the extension of her detention while waiting

01:01for a medical report.

01:03The woman is believed to be suffering from psychological problems.

01:06Airish Idenbalieza for Gulf News.

01:21For Gulf News, I'm Airish Idenbalieza.

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