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l Dhafra Times

Bizarre Burglars!Teacher’s house ripped apart but nothing stolen!

By Safia Haroon Rasheed

1st March, 2015

Al Ain – In a bizarreincident yesterday,

Mr Thompson, a

teacher, returned

home only to find

his entire house in

pieces and shreds.Surprisingly, nothing

was stolen and his

expensive laptop

and the flat screen

television set were

untouched!

Mr Thompson’s house in bits and pieces.Photo: Police File

Mr Thompson, who recently moved to Al Ain,

was in tears. “I am a teacher who loves his

students. I don’t know anyone who hates me,”

he said, baffled by the incident.

Al Ain’s Special

Police Director,

Mr Saif said thatthe police are

investigating the

case with the

help of a spy dog

called Lara. He

advised all theresidents to be

vigilant and to

report anything

suspicious to the

police

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