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Sharjah police foil attempted suicide
Police prevented a "young Asian woman" from jumping off the 9th floor of an apartment building near the Concorde Cinema on Friday.
Sharjah: Police prevented a “young Asian woman'' from jumping off the 9th floor of an apartment building near the Concorde Cinema on Friday.
The woman was apparently trying to jump off the balcony.
Police did not name the woman or identify where she is from.
“We are waiting for the report from the rescue team,'' said a police officer at Sharjah police operations room.
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