FACEBOOK•IG Al-Thani wrongly believed he had diplomatic immunity

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Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani - from Qatar's ruling family - fled America after he was investigated by officers for reportedly speeding through stop signs and racing past pedestrians in his yellow Ferrari. Los Angeles Police said Al-Thani told them he had diplomatic immunity, which would have seen him bypass punishment in the US. But after officers investigated further they realised the allegedly speeding Sheikh did not have immunity.

Footage of what police believe to be is Al-Thani daringly driving through a Beverly Hills neighbourhood was uploaded to social media. The video shows the yellow Ferrari collide with a white Porsche and speed through a neighbourhood - eventually causing vehicle's engine to burn out. Police chief Dominick Rivetti said that Al-Thani would be punished because Los Angeles will apply the law regardless of "who you are, who you know or where you are from". However before officers could arrest Al-Thani allegedly fled the country.

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