An Israeli man was jailed in Dubai for nine days in a case of mistaken identity after local authorities believed he owed money for a rental car, according to a Sunday report.

The man, who was not named, had flown from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi for a connecting flight to Cambodia, Ynet reported.

But as soon as he arrived, the police arrested him and took him to Dubai, accusing him of owing a sum of money to a car rental company from a previous visit to the city. Local authorities pointed to his name and date of birth, which matched those of the man they were seeking.

Though the man insisted he had never been to Dubai before, local authorities jailed him. Only after nine days did it emerge that he had the same personal details as another Israeli who did owe money. According to the report, the man does not have a particularly unusual name.

As soon as the error was confirmed, he was released from........

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