Man Accused of Pickpocketing Worshipers at Mosques
The Internal Security Forces nabbed a man accused of pickpocketing people and worshipers at mosques while practicing their religious rituals, the ISF said in a statement on Thursday.
The statement said the suspect, a Syrian identified as Sh. M., was arrested on 23/1/2018 at the entrance of Bahaa Eddine al-Hariri mosque in Sidon.
It added “the suspect, in accomplice with his brother, took advantage of crowds of worshipers and people in mosques during prayer times and funerals where they snatched the money.”
The amounts stolen ranged between LL300,000 and 500,000.
The detainee has a criminal record and is wanted on several charges including drug dealing, it added.
Source: Naharnet
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