[Ynet News] Roee Nahmias - UAE security services arrested 45 suspects, mostly Palestinian and Lebanese, after a plot was uncovered to blow up Dubai Tower, currently under construction, the tallest building in the world. Eight other suspects were detained immediately after the plot was revealed one and a half months ago. The detainees are apparently agents of Iran. The Kuwaiti newspaper al-Jareeda reported that of the eight detainees, two are UAE citizens and the rest are Syrians and Palestinians. Some of the detainees said in the investigation that they plotted to crash a plane into the building that would take off from Iran.
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