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4/18/12

Conflicting Reports of Attempted Coup in Qatar

While Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was in Malta to discuss bilateral relations and a number of issues of joint interest, informed sources close to the royal family in Qatar are reported telling Iran's Fars News Agency and Pakistan’s The News Tribe that Qatar is experiencing critical conditions after it was the scene of a coup attempt against Sheikh Hamad.

Given the growingly fragile conditions in the country and the instability in a number of regional Arab states Qatari officials are reported trying hard to keep it away from the media and the public. FNA said that its sources asked to remain anonymous due to the high sensitivity of the issue.

However, the sources added that Qatari officials confirmed lethal clashes between the Royal Guard Forces and a number of military troopers and personnel.

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