THE INDEPENDENT: A British woman was arrested and charged with indecency after walking through a Dubai shopping mall wearing a bikini, it was reported today.
The Foreign Office confirmed the woman was arrested and charged, but the charges have since been dropped.
The holidaymaker is believed to have been arrested after a complaint that she was dressed indecently in the Dubai Mall.
The mall is the world's largest shopping centre, with more than 1,200 stores, and is part of the 20 billion US dollar (£12.5 billion) Burj Khalifa complex.
It is believed the woman walked through the mall wearing a revealing top, attracting the complaint from a local woman. She then apparently stripped down to a bikini, prompting her arrest, the Daily Mail reported. >>> Ellen Branagh, Press Association | Thursday, August 05, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: British woman arrested for walking through Dubai shopping mall in a bikini: A British woman has been arrested and charged with indecency after walking through a Dubai shopping mall wearing a bikini, according to reports. >>> Laura Roberts | Thursday, August 05, 2010
