Mosque shoe thief convicted

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.

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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