A gang of eight men who carried out an armed robbery at a money exchange, have been sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Sharjah.
The group of African nationals were charged with armed robbery and assault.
A ninth man was handed a six month prison sentence, to be followed by deportation after he was charged with handling stolen money.

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