United Arab Emirates

Security forces arrested 45 suspects thought to be involved with a plot to blow up the Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower, the tallest building in the world. Palestinians, Syrians, and Lebanese were among those arrested. Iran is accused of being behind the plot.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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