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Briton held in UAE 'after wearing Qatar football shirt'
Source: BBC
Briton held in UAE 'after wearing Qatar football shirt'
5 February 2019
A British football fan has been arrested and detained in the United Arab Emirates after reportedly wearing a Qatar team shirt to a match.
Ali Issa Ahmad, 26, from Wolverhampton, is said to have been unaware of a law against "showing sympathy" for Qatar - brought in over a diplomatic dispute.
A friend says he was later accused of making false claims about officials.
The Foreign Office said it was providing assistance to a UK citizen and was in touch with UAE authorities.
The UAE and four other countries in the region are currently engaged in a political and diplomatic stand-off with Qatar after they accused the state of supporting radical and Islamist groups.
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5 February 2019
A British football fan has been arrested and detained in the United Arab Emirates after reportedly wearing a Qatar team shirt to a match.
Ali Issa Ahmad, 26, from Wolverhampton, is said to have been unaware of a law against "showing sympathy" for Qatar - brought in over a diplomatic dispute.
A friend says he was later accused of making false claims about officials.
The Foreign Office said it was providing assistance to a UK citizen and was in touch with UAE authorities.
The UAE and four other countries in the region are currently engaged in a political and diplomatic stand-off with Qatar after they accused the state of supporting radical and Islamist groups.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47135629