DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Incendiary statements about Iran and Israel posted on Qatar's state-run news agency that authorities blamed on hackers sparked a regional dispute Wednesday, with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia blocking Qatari media including Al-Jazeera. Online footage of Qatari state television's nightly newscast from Tuesday showed clips of Sheikh Tamim at the ceremony with the anchor not mentioning the comments, though a scrolling ticker at the bottom of the screen had the alleged fake remarks. The hackers also purportedly took over the news agency's Twitter feed and posted alleged quotes from Qatar's foreign minister accusing Arab nations of fomenting a plot against his country. Sheikh Saif Bin Ahmed Al Thani, the director of the Qatari government's communications office, issued a statement saying authorities had launched an investigation. In 2012, a damaging virus crippled computer systems at Qatari natural gas producer RasGas soon after a similar attack on Saudi Arabia's state-run oil company. By early Wednesday morning, those living in the UAE and subscribers to local cable providers couldn't access the channels of Al-Jazeera, the pan-Arab satellite broadcaster based in the Qatari capital, Doha. Qatar, home to the forward headquarters of the U.S.
Hack, Fake Story Expose Real Tensions Between Qatar, Gulf
By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: World
Wed, 05/24/2017 - 10:05am
Topics: dubai united arab emirates ap incendiary iran israel online sheikh tamim twitter sheikh saif bin ahmed al thani rasgas uae doha u.s central command american islamists united arab emirates arab in qatar saudi arabia qatari al-jazeera hack fake wednesday state-run posted news authorities agency alleged
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