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Man locked in toilet, rescued one year later

By emirates247/representation. An Asian man did not imagine that he would spend New Year's eve in a toilet. He got trapped in the toilet as the door did not open, about half an hour before the New Year. Speaking to Emirates 24|7, Major Khalid Al Hammadi, Acting Director General of Dubai Police Rescue Departmen

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Published 19 January 2016, 8:00 · Updated 22:14

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Man locked in toilet, rescued one year later

An Asian man did not imagine that he would spend New Year’s eve in a toilet.

He got trapped in the toilet as the door did not open, about half an hour before the New Year.

Speaking to Emirates 24|7, Major Khalid Al Hammadi, Acting Director General of Dubai Police Rescue Department, and Head of Special Task Force in Dubai Police said that this incident took place a few years ago.

“This is one of the funniest rescue missions which we had to deal with a few years ago. In this report, the man’s family called us to open the locked toilet door and release him. We sent a team, and by the time they opened the door, it was already the next year.”

Major Al Hammadi added that the man was taken by surprise when the door was opened by the rescue team saying ‘Happy New Year’ to him.

“He spent almost half an hour in the toilet before being released.

“He was surprised to hear ‘Happy New Year’ and said that this was a different way to celebrate New Year.”

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