Truckload of firecrackers seized - Doha
DOHA: Qatar’s land customs authorities have seized a truckload of firecrackers at the Abu Samra check post.
The consignment comprising 825 cartons of various types of firecrackers was coming into Qatar when customs inspectors intercepted it.
The customs officials have sent samples of the seized firecrackers to the Ministry of Interior for laboratory tests.
The Crime Investigation Department of the Ministry has launched a probe into the bid to smuggle the firecrackers into the country.
The development assumes immense significance as the Indian festival of lights (Deepawali) is being celebrated from tomorrow until Friday. Indians, especially Hindus from north India, celebrate the three-day festival with gusto and use a lot of firecrackers on all the three days.
The main festival falls on the third and the last day when most firecrackers are used to signify joy. An Indian family told The Peninsula yesterday that they spend between QR400 and QR500 on firecrackers during the festival.
“The firecrackers available in Qatar are mainly Chinese. They are quite expensive and do not create noise,” said an Indian.
Firecrackers can be imported into Qatar only with official permission. But bids to smuggle them during the Indian festival can be explained by of the huge presence of Indians here
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Chinese very good....Mazboot!
the ONE thing i'm happy is banned here...can enjoy Diwali without going half bloody deaf,what's not to like about that???...
Any ideas how many people end up with severe burns during Diwali EVERY YEAR back home?...
Any idea how many people PERMANENTLY damage their hearing?...
Any idea how much the fumes damage the environment?...
Any idea how scared & terrorized the little stray dogs feel?...
Any ideas the conditions under which child labourers live & work @ those factories in Sivakasi?.
Any idea what obscene amounts of money people literally send up in smoke?...
I'd rather stick with the sparklers,the sweets,lots of booze & good food! :)...HAPPY DIWALI EVERYONE!!!...
Yea britey..agree with ya !
Why most of the chinese products are like this ? :(
Whenever i visit Ramada Car Park, too much of chatter patter and too much bargaining noises i hear in the corner...:(
Isn't that true for many Chinese "things" here ..
Too much noise, but not enough spark :O(
Firecrackers ! :(
we get tat cheap Phuljaldi from China here which produces too much of smoke but less light/spark...:(
UsELESS !
some are cracked already, and others just about to..
thery are crackers u know.....
uh, oh,, crackers are not allowed? got to tell my friends to hide....
I miss the fire crackers. I like the sparklers and the ones that lights up the sky.
"Damn, she's good" he muttered to himself :O(
Brit...that's for me to know and you to hopefully never find out ;-)
Xena...that's so true, our dogs back in the UK hate fireworks of any kind, we to stay at home with them and constantly reassure them on Guy Fawke's night :-(
The sparks aren't being caused by the cowboy boots and spurs are they ?
hmm I got that too.. ;)
but I don't like these firecrackers.. I stay as far away as possible.. :P
LOL sness and tink, what kind of spark are we talking about here? ;)
it hurts there ears and makes them nervous....
Tinkerbell...my sparks don't start a fire, but they sure do need water to cool them off ;-)
Who needs firecrackers to make sparks fly? :-P
ya.. me too... i lov rockets(actually danger too)
I love fire crackers especially the ones with a lot of noise, light and smoke.
Pifff... thn y not light a cigarette n enjoy with tht spark.....
an alternative would be is heat corn..it would pop into popcorn and later it u could scramble for it .
I think there is a ban but the time allowed can't be 6 AM to 6 PM, nobody bursts crackers during the day..
Haven't been home for Diwali since 2006 so don't know what are the exact timings...
Crackers without noise and spark? How do they crack then?
Brit no noise is already recommended even in India but no sparks??? What's left then??
Diwali is about light, there HAVE to be sparks
Here it is
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There could be a market for this..
Why not have ones that don't make a noise or sparks..
Yes as B2D said, how did they reach Abu Samra border..
Anyway no fun in bursting crackers here, don't give the same feeling...
Fire crackers that does not create noise?
Sound proof crackers should be allowed
check here (more info)
http://www.qatarliving.com/answers/shopping/where-i-can-buy-diwali-crackers
Ice, why sad? you wanted few fire crackers??
:(
Maybe Yemen is the origin?
But if they are coming through Abu Samra, that means they are coming from Saudi where they are also illegal!?!?!
Go figure!
WOW !! They should contact interpol too !!
Rule of the land....if they say no firecrackers, so be it. Festivals can be celebrated without fire crackers. No need to buy crackers illegally.
Why do they need to send them to the MOI for laboratory tests ?
really an unfortunate event!
fire crackers r really fun...