the symbols before destroying it with a knife

Police officers in the UAE called in a Muslim cleric to tackle a mysterious case of a 'cursed' melon that washed up on the beach.

The fruit, which had been impaled with pins and nails and had inscriptions carved over it, scared locals when it was spotted on the Al Khan beach in the city of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates.

Local police officers decided to call in a Muslim cleric to cleanse the supposedly voodooed melon.

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Police officers in the UAE called in a Muslim cleric to tackle a mysterious case of a 'cursed' melon that washed up on the beach

The fruit, which had been impaled with pins and nails and had inscriptions carved over it, scared locals when it was spotted on the Al Khan beach in the city of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates

The cleric took the fruit and removed the nails and pins before cutting away the scribbles with a knife

The cleric took the fruit and removed the nails and pins before cutting away the symbols with a knife.

Police confirmed it had been found by worried beachgoers before officers confiscated it and removed it from the beach.

The melon was then handing it over to the cleric sent by the Sharjah Department of Islamic Affairs.