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Mosque shoe thief convicted

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SHOES STOLEN: An Egyptian man has been convicted of stealing the shoes left by worshippers outside a mosque in Qatar. (Getty Images)
SHOES STOLEN: An Egyptian man has been convicted of stealing the shoes left by worshippers outside a mosque in Qatar. (Getty Images)

An Egyptian man has been convicted of stealing the shoes left by worshippers outside a Qatari mosque.

The 48-year-old man was caught by a local man who had seen him loitering outside the Rayyan mosque in Qatar, reported Qatar daily Gulf Times on Wednesday.

After making his prayers, the Qatari had discovered his $100 shoes had gone missing and after walking barefoot to his car he again noticed the Egyptian, this time carrying a bag about a kilometre from the scene of the crime.

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When he was confronted, the thief threw the bag over a wall.

Inside were 15 to 20 pairs of shoes valued at about $1400, the newspaper said.

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Mosque shoe thief convicted
Posted by Bikash Mallick, Dubai, U.A.E on Thursday 17 July 2008 at 10:00 UAE time

Why not deportation? He will continue robbing and people will walk barefoot after prayer.
..deportation is unjustified..
Posted by kaptain, Dubai, UAE on Wednesday 16 July 2008 at 11:09 UAE time

all he was robbing was slippers..right..? A petty crime doesn't have to slapped with something more cruel as deportation.

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