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Poker playing child beggars caught

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last updated: Sep 12,2021

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AMMAN — Anti-vagrancy agents caught a number of juvenile beggars playing poker in an Amman alleyway on Sunday after they had finished begging for the day, Al-Ghad News reported.اضافة اعلان

Authorities said that after investigation, the beggars’ parents were found to be financially capable and receive monthly social security stipends ranging from JD300 to JD600, according to Al-Ghad.

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