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| United Arab Emirates arrests 'al-Qaeda terror suspects' | United Arab Emirates arrests 'al-Qaeda terror suspects' |
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| Seven members of a local al-Qaeda cell are arrested over alleged plans to attack targets in the United Arab Emirates, officials tell state media. | Seven members of a local al-Qaeda cell are arrested over alleged plans to attack targets in the United Arab Emirates, officials tell state media. |
| The group was planning actions which compromised the Gulf nation's security, according to state news agency WAM. | The group was planning actions which compromised the Gulf nation's security, according to state news agency WAM. |
| An unidentified source told the agency the cell recruited people, promoted al-Qaeda and provided finances and logistical support to the organisation. | An unidentified source told the agency the cell recruited people, promoted al-Qaeda and provided finances and logistical support to the organisation. |
| All seven members are believed to be Arab nationals. | All seven members are believed to be Arab nationals. |
| Last December, the UAE arrested members of what it called a terror cell which it said was planning to attack targets in the Emirates and Saudi Arabia. | Last December, the UAE arrested members of what it called a terror cell which it said was planning to attack targets in the Emirates and Saudi Arabia. |
| There are also currently 94 people, said to be members of an Islamist organisation, on trial in the UAE charged with plotting to overthrow the government. | |
| The detainees, all Emiratis, include prominent human rights lawyers as well as judges, teachers and student leaders. | |
| The UAE is a major oil exporter and key Western ally in the region, comprising seven sheikhdoms run by ruling families. | |
| Up to 80% of its residents are expatriates, lured by work in construction or the lucrative financial sector. |