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| Qatar boomer was an Egyptian |
| 2005-03-21 |
| The government said Sunday that an Egyptian man was responsible for exploding a car bomb outside a theater complex in Qatar's capital on Saturday night, killing a British teacher and testing this Persian Gulf emirate's confidence in its immunity from terrorist attack. The government said in a statement carried by the official Qatar News Agency that an initial investigation had determined that the explosion was a result of "a criminal act committed by Omar Ahmed Abdullah Ali" of Egypt. The car used in the blast was registered in Mr. Ali's name, according to the statement. No further information was provided about Mr. Ali's identity, and there were conflicting reports about whether it was a suicide bombing. When the bomb went off, an amateur theater company, many of whose members are British, was performing inside. The company was in the middle of a performance of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." An official said the police were working to establish whether the Egyptian acted alone. Al Qaeda is not known to have an active network in Qatar, where security forces maintain a strong presence. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Now may be the time to dig back in the archives to take a look at the members of the Qatari royal family who support the Bad Guys ... |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |