Airport couple arrested over baby in bag

An Egyptian couple tried to smuggle a newborn baby through an airport scanner in a holdall.

Airport couple arrested over baby in bag

An Egyptian couple tried to smuggle a newborn baby through an airport scanner in a holdall.

The parents decided to put the boy in the bag in an attempt to get him into the United Arab Emirates after he was refused entry at Sharjah International Airport because he didn't have a visa.

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