UAE Kept Tight Lid On Disrupted Terror Plot -- Washington Times
Emirates finds it's not immune to al Qaeda.
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates earlier this year quietly broke up a major terrorist ring affiliated with al Qaeda that had plotted to blow up targets in Dubai - a banking hub that has long seemed immune to attacks by the terrorist group.
The disruption in May of the previously undisclosed plot came at a sensitive time for the UAE, which months earlier concluded an agreement with the United States that would allow the U.S. to sell it nuclear reactor technology and nuclear fuel. Congress has until Oct. 17 to block the agreement, which has been viewed with concern by some nonproliferation groups.
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More News On This "Suspected" Terrorist Plot
Is plot to blow up world's highest building just a tall story? -- SKY News
Wave of arrests follow plot to blow up Dubai tower -- Ynet News
Head of UAE Police: No Burj Dubai Terrorist Plot -- Top News
Burj Dubai blow-up plot report “baseless”: police -- Khaleej Times
My Comment: The last thing that the UAE needs right now is news that they have been infiltrated by Al Qaeda and/or Iranian operatives. They are on the verge of a major nuclear agreement with the U.S. .... instability is the last thing that they want advertised.
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