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Some smokers fume, others applaud ban  

Some smokers were in a huff yesterday about the proposal to ban smoking in public places, with many wondering how they would light up outside in the sweltering summers.

"Non-smokers have their own will; smokers also," said Hosam Nour, 49, drawing on a cigarette outside the Abu Dhabi Municipality building. "I cannot tell you to smoke, but how can you force me to stop?"

The structural engineer acknowledged there was evidence that second-hand smoke, which contains cancer-causing chemicals and toxins, could harm others. But he wondered whether banning smoking in public spaces was going too far.

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