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A British man has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai after allegedly filming Iranian missiles over the city.
The tourist was detained under a law in the United Arab Emirates that prohibits publishing or sharing material that could disturb public security, according to Detained in Dubai, an organisation that provides legal assistance to individuals in the UAE.
Foreign Office officials are understood to be supporting his family.
Radha Stirling, Detained in Dubai CEO, said the man from London was charged along with 20 other people after police found a video of an Iranian missile strike in Dubai on his phone.
She told the BBC the formal charges were "very vague".
"I've reviewed the charge sheet and from reading it you wouldn't know what they've done wrong," she said.
"We're seeing more and more people being charged under the UAE's cyber-crime rules," she added.
