Plot to blow up the Burj Dubai Tower in Dubai
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Plot to blow up the Burj Dubai Tower in Dubai
United Arab Emirates (Country threat level - 2): According to a report on 15 September 2009, Emirati authorities foiled in August 2009 (some reports also cite July 2009) a plot to blow up the Burj Dubai Tower in Dubai, which is currently under construction and is the tallest man-made structure in the world. Officials reportedly arrested an unspecified number of individuals in August or July 2009, but the development was not widely reported due to a media blackout; in recent days, it has been reported that 45 individuals, mostly Palestinian and Lebanese -- and possibly several Syrians -- were arrested in connection with the plot and that many of those individuals have been expelled from the U.A.E.
Few details regarding the plot are available, but it appears that the individuals involved in it planned to use an aircraft to attack the Burj Dubai Tower upon its completion, which is scheduled for late 2009. There is no indication that a hijacking was planned or that a commercial aircraft was to be used; unconfirmed reports indicate that the group was to use a waiting aircraft at an unidentified location in Iran. Emirati officials are downplaying the entire plot as well as the Iranian connection. The group was reportedly plotting the attack from Ras al-Khaimah, the northernmost emirate that is also located in close proximity to Iran.
The announcement comes shortly after reports earlier in the month that Emirati officials would deport several hundred Palestinians as well as several dozen Lebanese from the U.A.E. by the end of September. Very little information regarding the expulsions was given, but officials stated that they were "security related." No information has since emerged linking the development to the alleged plot, but it is possible that the two developments are in some way connected. Overall, the security apparatus in place in the U.A.E. is aware of the potential threats to the country and works diligently to prevent incidents from occurring. The U.A.E. has not experienced a major terrorist attack, but there are factors -- including the government's pro-Western policies as well as the relative social liberalism in Dubai -- that make the country (and Dubai specifically) a potential target.
Few details regarding the plot are available, but it appears that the individuals involved in it planned to use an aircraft to attack the Burj Dubai Tower upon its completion, which is scheduled for late 2009. There is no indication that a hijacking was planned or that a commercial aircraft was to be used; unconfirmed reports indicate that the group was to use a waiting aircraft at an unidentified location in Iran. Emirati officials are downplaying the entire plot as well as the Iranian connection. The group was reportedly plotting the attack from Ras al-Khaimah, the northernmost emirate that is also located in close proximity to Iran.
The announcement comes shortly after reports earlier in the month that Emirati officials would deport several hundred Palestinians as well as several dozen Lebanese from the U.A.E. by the end of September. Very little information regarding the expulsions was given, but officials stated that they were "security related." No information has since emerged linking the development to the alleged plot, but it is possible that the two developments are in some way connected. Overall, the security apparatus in place in the U.A.E. is aware of the potential threats to the country and works diligently to prevent incidents from occurring. The U.A.E. has not experienced a major terrorist attack, but there are factors -- including the government's pro-Western policies as well as the relative social liberalism in Dubai -- that make the country (and Dubai specifically) a potential target.
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I doubt very much that the UAE Government would be content with just 'expelling' them if indeed there was a plot by these individuals.
More likely they would have been taken to the 'empty quarter' and 'hidden' from the world under 2 million tonnes of sand dune, never to be heard from again.
I believe this to be far more the likely 'style' of reprisal here, than a simple...."Ohh you naughty boys, now go home and don't come back!"
Or maybe I've just been here too long?
More likely they would have been taken to the 'empty quarter' and 'hidden' from the world under 2 million tonnes of sand dune, never to be heard from again.
I believe this to be far more the likely 'style' of reprisal here, than a simple...."Ohh you naughty boys, now go home and don't come back!"
Or maybe I've just been here too long?
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As much as I am no fan of the UAE, treating terrorists as if they believe in and abide by the Geneva Convention is plain B-S.
2 Million tons of sand? Too lenient. Ropes, long knives and a few million fire ants is more what I have in mind.
On a lighter note, suicide attacks are down since potential attackers saw "Britains' Got Talent" Susan Boyle and realised what a virgin looks like...
2 Million tons of sand? Too lenient. Ropes, long knives and a few million fire ants is more what I have in mind.
On a lighter note, suicide attacks are down since potential attackers saw "Britains' Got Talent" Susan Boyle and realised what a virgin looks like...
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On a lighter note, suicide attacks are down since potential attackers saw "Britains' Got Talent" Susan Boyle and realised what a virgin looks like...
Now that is some funny $hit and made my afternoon.
Now that is some funny $hit and made my afternoon.
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Don't forget to quote your source when lifting an article verbatim from any newslink (as is required by pprune). This was from Ynet, an Israeli site for news and has been discredited locally for what that is worth.
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