DUBAI: Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have broken up an
al-Qaida cell comprising seven Arabs who were plotting attacks in the
Gulf state, an official statement said on Thursday.
The cell was "plotting acts that would have harmed the security of the
country, its citizens and foreign residents," said the statement
carried by WAM state news agency.
The group was also involved in "recruiting people" for al-Qaida and
providing the jihadist organisation with "money and logistic support,"
the statement said.
It was also "trying to extend its activities to reach some other
countries in the region," it added.
The UAE is one of the most stable countries in the Middle East, which
has notseen any attacks by al-Qaida, and has been spared in the wave
of Arab Spring uprisings.
The population of the UAE, estimated at over eight million, is nearly
90 percent foreigners lured by work opportunities in the wealthy
country.
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