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FILE -- In this Feb. 8, 2016 file photo, Emirati officials visit an exhibition at the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In a tweet late Saturday, July 2, 2016 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned its citizens to avoid wearing traditional garments when traveling abroad after an Emirati man was handcuffed last week in Ohio over terrorism fears. Local media reported Sunday that Emirati national Ahmed al-Menhali was detained at gunpoint last week while wearing a traditional white kandura, or ankle-length robe, and headscarf in Avon, Ohio after a hotel clerk raised suspicions he could have links to the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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