A failed coupe in Qatar on October 13
Qatar-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/30/2002

European diplomatic sources in Beirut unveiled that the Qatari regime on October 13, night was exposed to a coupe attempt led by several members of the royal family, Islamic organizations and several army officers of Yemeni and Pakistani origins, but the interference of the American forces existed in al-Aides base was able foil this coupe attempt in which some 140 military and civilian men were arrested.

The sources told the Lebanese al-Kifah al-Arabi daily in its yesterday's issue that the attempt involved officials who sympathy with the Islamists in Qatar and that Qatar accuses Saudi Arabia to be behind the failed coupe movement.

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