UAE deny reports of foiling terror attack in Dubai
Emirati intelligence reportedly arrested Iranians who were suspected of plotting to carry out terrorist attacks against Israelis, though the UAE has said this was "wholly false."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFDUBAI VIEWED from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building(photo credit: HAMAD I MOHAMMED/REUTERS)
The United Arab Emirates denied having ever foiled an attempted terrorist attack in Dubai, despite multiple media reporters circulating earlier in the day.In an official statement, the UAE government dubbed the rumors "wholly false."As mentioned in these earlier reports, Emirati intelligence reportedly arrested Iranians who were suspected of plotting to carry out terrorist attacks against Israelis, as the UAE has become one of Israel's hottest new tourist destinations following the recent normalization of ties between the two countries.Said attack reportedly was meant to coincide with the anniversary of the assassination of IRGC Quds Force head Qassem Soleimani.While this may not have been the case, the IDF and other security officials are on high alert of a potential Iranian reprisal attack to coincide with the anniversary of Soleimani's death, though such an attack has yet to occur.
