And I bet there weren't a lot of fireworks let off in the back streets of Pyongyang for New Year's celebrations. (And don't even mention Singapore.) Fidel Castro still frowns on Christmas celebrations in Cuba.

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To seal the record, Dubai needs to beat neighbour Kuwait, which let off an almighty 77, 282 fireworks over the course of an hour in 2011.

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"There have been a number of similar incidents over the last few weeks where fireworks have been let off on car bonnets, " he added.

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