UAE busts Iran-linked terror cell, arrests members over plot to destabilise state

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The UAE's State Security Agency on Monday announced it dismantled a terrorist organisation and arrested its members over an alleged plot to undermine national unity and destabilise the country.

In an official statement, authorities said the group was involved in covert activities aimed at carrying out coordinated terrorist and sabotage operations within the UAE. Investigations also revealed alleged links between the organisation and Iran’s Wilayat al-Faqih doctrine.

Investigations also showed that the members of the organisation had adopted extremist terrorist ideologies and beliefs that threaten the internal security of the UAE. The arrested individuals were accused of carrying out recruitment and indoctrination operations through clandestine meetings, in coordination with external entities, with the aim of gaining sensitive positions.

The State Security Agency disclosed the identities of the individuals and released their photographs.