Sharjah: Police on Saturday found a yellow watermelon with strange writings and sketches at Al Khan beach. Beachgoers found the fruit and reported it to the to Sharjah Police.

A police team moved to the scene and seized the fruit.

A video posted by Sharjah Police شرطة الشارقة (@sharjahpolice) on Oct 29, 2016 at 6:33am PDT

An official said someone had scribbled and drawn talisman spells on the fruit.

The police contacted Sharjah Department of Islamic Affairs and a cleric was sent to decipher the writings.

Later, the police posted a video on social media showing the cleric destroying the fruit.