And, to avoid the tempting call of those digital sirens, no smartphone.

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Their sirens still mix with the muezzin's call to prayer as the characteristic soundtrack to the city.

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As he spoke, police sirens arrived on the scene, and the man broke off the phone call.

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As he spoke, sirens wailed as police arrived on the scene, and the man broke off the phone call.

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