Seven British tourists have been arrested at a Turkish resort - for playing bingo.

Armed police surrounded them in a bar in Altinkum and seized their bingo equipment, reports the Daily Mirror.

They were held for four hours of questioning and each fined £42.

Carla Harrison, 25, said: “It was a terrifying experience and very scary. We did not know what was going to happen to us.”

Bingo is considered a form of gambling and is outlawed in Turkey.

Sarah Holland, 25, also from Rhyl, Denbighshire, said: “It was completely stupid. I could now have a criminal record in Turkey for bingo.”

Clare McCarthy, from Surrey, added: “I was considering buying a house here, but I will look at other countries instead.”

Source: Ananova

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