Qatar paid al-Qaeda affiliate up to $1bn ransom for 26 members of royal family(ft.com)

Qatar paid al-Qaeda affiliate up to $1bn ransom for 26 members of royal family

https://www.ft.com/content/dd033082-49e9-11e7-a3f4-c742b9791d43

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"U.S. security agencies believe Russian hackers helped stoke the current crisis in Qatar, planting a fake news story that led to four Arab nations cutting off diplomatic relations, according to a new report." [1]

[1] http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-suspects-russian-hackers...

caliagent9년 전

Interesting this reason was absent from reports about naval ports being shut down surrounding Qatar. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-06/gulf-states-launch-...

obi1kenobi9년 전

Direct click-throughs will likely lead to the paywall. Be creative :)