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• More Than 3,000 Minors Caught Smoking at Bahrain Shopping Malls 

Jump to full article: Kahlee Times (ae), 2008-11-09
Author: Suad Hamada

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More than 3,000 under 18 years were caught smoking at various public places in October.

Despite general ban on smoking of minors here, they were mainly caught by health inspectors at 17 shopping malls.

As part of the ban on smoking in closed public places, 17 women and 662 men were found breaking the law in the same period. "We carried out 173 surprise inspections in 21 premises and gave 55 verbal warnings to those found smoking and violating the rules," said Dr Khalil Rabi, Head of Water Safety and Public health Institution at the Ministry of Health in a statement last week.

He said 2,749 smokers were asked to stub their cigarettes.

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