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US student held in Dubai for weeks for tapping security officer’s arm | US news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/04/new-york-college-student-dubai-jail?utm_term=651d53c5a1f9a025a89aff3da868376c&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email

‘A statement from Polanco that Detained in Dubai released said she and her friend chose Dubai over Paris for their layover because they believed the UAE city would “be a more modern and futuristic city” than the French capital.

“We were completely wrong,” said Polanco, who has also been grieving the recent death of her 44-year-old father. “I felt really violated. I felt really embarrassed and taken advantage of.”’