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Woman Arrested in U.S. Teacher’s Stabbing Death in Abu Dhabi Suspect Is Held in Killing of American in Abu Dhabi
(about 4 hours later)
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Security forces in the United Arab Emirates have arrested a woman they said disguised herself in a black veiled gown, fatally stabbed an American teacher and planted a bomb at an Egyptian-American doctor’s doorstep, the interior minister announced Thursday. BEIRUT, Lebanon — Security forces in the United Arab Emirates have arrested a woman they said disguised herself in a black veiled gown, fatally stabbed an American teacher and planted a bomb at an Egyptian-American doctor’s doorstep, the interior minister announced Thursday.
While not directly calling the arrested woman a terrorist, the minister, Lt. Gen. Saif bin Zayed al-Nahyan, said the suspect had chosen her targets based on their nationalities and had sought to create chaos and terrify the country’s residents.While not directly calling the arrested woman a terrorist, the minister, Lt. Gen. Saif bin Zayed al-Nahyan, said the suspect had chosen her targets based on their nationalities and had sought to create chaos and terrify the country’s residents.
The Emirati authorities did not identify the suspect or give her nationality, nor did they indicate whether they believed she had acted alone or as part of a militant organization.The Emirati authorities did not identify the suspect or give her nationality, nor did they indicate whether they believed she had acted alone or as part of a militant organization.
They also did not say how the suspect could have been positively identified, since she was completely covered by a veil and gown.They also did not say how the suspect could have been positively identified, since she was completely covered by a veil and gown.
The attacks on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the capital, have shaken the United Arab Emirates, a wealthy Gulf Arab nation better known for glitzy malls and skyscrapers than civil unrest and militant assaults. The attacks on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the capital, have shaken the United Arab Emirates, a wealthy Gulf Arab nation better known for ornate malls and skyscrapers than civil unrest and militant assaults.
A regional hub for business and banking, the country has played a prominent role in campaigns against Islamists across the region, underwriting the military in Egypt against the Muslim Brotherhood, carrying out airstrikes in Libya, dismantling domestic Islamist groups and participating in the United States-led military campaign against the Islamic State jihadist organization in Iraq and Syria.A regional hub for business and banking, the country has played a prominent role in campaigns against Islamists across the region, underwriting the military in Egypt against the Muslim Brotherhood, carrying out airstrikes in Libya, dismantling domestic Islamist groups and participating in the United States-led military campaign against the Islamic State jihadist organization in Iraq and Syria.
The Islamic State’s leaders have called on Muslims to carry out “lone wolf” attacks on the group’s enemies, although it remained unclear if the suspect in the Abu Dhabi stabbing had been motivated by such calls.The Islamic State’s leaders have called on Muslims to carry out “lone wolf” attacks on the group’s enemies, although it remained unclear if the suspect in the Abu Dhabi stabbing had been motivated by such calls.
According to statements and videos released by the Abu Dhabi police, the suspect, wearing the loose black gown, gloves and face veil worn by some conservative Muslim women, entered an upscale mall frequented by foreigners and stabbed an American teacher in a women’s bathroom, leaving behind a large knife and a trail of blood.According to statements and videos released by the Abu Dhabi police, the suspect, wearing the loose black gown, gloves and face veil worn by some conservative Muslim women, entered an upscale mall frequented by foreigners and stabbed an American teacher in a women’s bathroom, leaving behind a large knife and a trail of blood.
The American Embassy in Abu Dhabi confirmed the killing and advised American citizens to keep a low profile.The American Embassy in Abu Dhabi confirmed the killing and advised American citizens to keep a low profile.
While United States and Emirati authorities did not identify the victim, American media organizations and a flood of condolences messages on Twitter identified her as Ibolya Ryan, 46, a Romanian-born American and mother of three. While the United States and Emirati authorities did not identify the victim, American news media organizations and a flood of condolences messages on Twitter identified her as Ibolya Ryan, 46, a Romanian-born American and mother of three.
The suspect also planted a makeshift bomb at the front door of the home of an Egyptian-American doctor, General Nahyan said. But the doctor’s son discovered the device and called the police, who defused it. The suspect also planted an improvised bomb at the front door of the home of an Egyptian-American doctor, General Nahyan said. But the doctor’s son discovered the device and called the police, who defused it.
It remained unclear when the bomb had been planted, with General Nahyan saying it was on Monday after the stabbing and an Abu Dhabi Police official, Col. Rashid Borshid, saying it was on Tuesday.It remained unclear when the bomb had been planted, with General Nahyan saying it was on Monday after the stabbing and an Abu Dhabi Police official, Col. Rashid Borshid, saying it was on Tuesday.
The Abu Dhabi police posted a video online Thursday that showed the suspect entering and leaving an apartment building while pulling a small rolling bag. The video then showed officers raiding a home and leading a woman in a light blue nightgown to a police car.The Abu Dhabi police posted a video online Thursday that showed the suspect entering and leaving an apartment building while pulling a small rolling bag. The video then showed officers raiding a home and leading a woman in a light blue nightgown to a police car.