Emir of Qatar failed assassination attempt

http://www.statestimes.net/2012/09/qatar-emir-survives-an-attempted-assassination/


Someone not happy with his joining NATO in Libya and him involved in killing Muslims on Muslim land ?

Arab Spring rising in Qatar?

 

Monday, September 5, 2011


ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT OF EMIR OF QATAR


The convoy of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani experienced an accident on its way to the palace Amiri, the last news is that Sheikh was hit in the thigh and eight of his aides were killed.
According to Dawn newspaper of Egypt, the incident occurred in the wake of the interview, which Prince had with the Russian ambassador in the camp, on the outskirts of Doha. While procession was moving it strongly collided with a car apparently driven by the suicide bomber after the sound of bullets were heard at the site. A close associate of the Office Sheikh Khalifa Al Thani, former emir of Qatar,said that the incident resulted in injury of Emir of Qatar in the thigh and does not know the extent of that injury, eight military escorts and a close associate of the Emir of Qatar Hamad Al-Thani died on the spot. It is not yet known who stands behind this incident and what are the motives. And the death of General George Howard accompanying the prince is not yet confirmed by the media.

http://libyasos.blogspot.com/2011/09/assassination-attempt-of-emir-of-qatar.html

Who is General George Howard?

 

According to informed sources, in addition to the death of eight of Emir of Qatar’s bodyguards and an associate to Emir of Qatar, an American general who was accompanying Emir of Qatar, was also killed in this incident.

 

why only Press TV and Egyptian news are showing this news?

No BBC CNN Al Jazeera????

 

I agree that this story deserves more attention than it is getting outside of the Emirates. The attack had to have been carried out either by Islamists or a pro-Shia (Iran-leaning) group and it could have far-reaching consequences, especially if the Emir dies or is permanently disabled in some way.

 

This attack was probably carried out by some of the losing factions in Egypt and/or Libya... or as you say Shia nutcases.

If the Emir dies and I hope he won't, there will be an orderly succession.

Qatar is very successful and prosperous.

 

Qatar's economy grew by 18% so far in 2011...

Its likely this attack was motivated by envy..

 

Too bad for the Emir, seems like Religion has no morals when Muslims kill Muslims on their own soil. IMO the only ones that would oppose the Emir to join the NATO would be those same people who oppose any Arab nation joining the UN. They will stop at nothing to keep Palestine out of the UN. I highly doubt Libya has the capacity to pull off such an attempt. Their country has a more important crisis to attend to. Hard to believe Kadaffi's arm of power streches that far from his hiding place. And historically Libya has never did Muslim on Muslim crime.

 

Oh yes, Libya has carried out crimes against other Muslims... He has never been liked in the Arab world.

Khadafi tried to assasinate King Abdullah a couple of years ago.

Qatar is already a member of the UN.

 

Very strange no other news outlets are covering this big story.
Maybe he is dead!!
Lots of people can die from bullet to thigh if it hits large vessel.

Is it just me or is anyone else not able access his website?
http://www.diwan.gov.qa/english/main_page_english.htm

 

An associate of the Qatari royal family denied a report, published September 4 in the Algerian daily Al-Fajr, that the Qatari Emir has survived a car bomb assassination attempt.

However, a source close to the office of the previous emir (the father of the present emir who was ousted by his son), said that the Emir was wounded in his thigh and that eight of his bodyguards and one of his associates were killed in the explosion. According to Al-Fajr, a media blackout has been imposed on the incident and the perpetrators are unknown.

The liberal website Elaph.com opined that the report on the assassination attempt was meant to be an implicit threat against the Emir, and that his statements to Al-Jazeera on September 4, supporting the revolutions in Syria and Libya, were his firm response to this threat.

Who would do something like that for envy Margot
You say some really strange things.
More likely it is about Libya and his involvement in the war there.
That old Muslim killing Muslims thing which is against Islam.


I heard today that Algeria has been supplying weapons to Gaddaffi.

Crazy world!!
Israelis supplying the PKK and Algeria supplying Mad Dog !

 

Why? Because Qatar is successful.. its economy has grown by 18% this year and the per capita income is around 62K..

That's an indication of good leadership.

 

They have a good record on being corrupt too.

 

Who? What is your experience is Qatar?

 

So the suicide bomber and gunmen read the Financial Times and Wall St Journal and are jealous of the Qatari Emir!!

Qatar is tiny dot on the map. It's full of immigrant workers. It's telephone network is a nightmare Network down......sorry network down................sorry Sir network is being repaired................We will hand to you our technical team in Cairo........because the Qatari office is run by donkeys and the last 2 Australian drunk CEO's ran away with a few million Riyals each to Paris..................Their services are run by Indians and Philipinos. The langauge is Malayalam not Arabic

Believe me no one is jealous of Qatar

 

Some proof required....

 

Oh did I mention their network

The were begging Egyptians a few months ago to go and sort out their 'network and customer service' in Doha. All expenses, apartment, good salary to try to sort the mess out that is Qatar.
Corruption is on a Mubarak scale of 10

 

well Margot you never used a cell in Qatar obviously

The CEO story is well known just Google it or ask your friend living there.

If you dont know Malalayan is the most spoken language then you never been to Qatar.


Ahhhhhhhhhhhh because sir.........ahhhhhhhhhhh phone settings.....ah sirrrrrrr...........you speak .....no speak..................ask the Egyptians who take the calls it's well known.

 

Well at least some Egyptians can find work in other countries.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/02/AR2010120205671.html

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/26082011/58/london-2012-qatar-gets-olympic-bid-green-light.html

That's my experience of Qatar. A tin pot nation in the middle of nowhere lands the two most prestigious events in sport. You don't get that without paying bribes.

 

The joys of multiculturism.

 

without Egyptians and Indians from Kerala and the Philipinos the Qatar would be nothing

 

where is the drunk ex CEO hiding with all the Riyals ?

Riyals not Royals !!

or maybe he is in the casino with the royals!!

 

You have trashed every Arab state as corrupt.. and you have trashed their economies and leadership.

Egypt dumped Mubarak 6 months ago.. What's going on now other than fistfights at Mubarak's trial?

 

not all

10 Kuwaiti lawyers who were wearing ' We all all dictators' tee shirts I heard wanted to join the 1700 Mubarak defence lawyers and it caused a fist fight with the human rights lawers and they got thrown out

They are in Cairo Airport terminal 3 waiting for their flight back.

I heard that on Fox