Saudi Arabia threatens 9/11-style terrorist attack on Canada?
(Baonghean.vn) - A creative group on Saudi Arabia's social media posted a photo of an Air Canada plane heading towards the CN Tower, along with a "chilling" warning to the Ottawa government.
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| The photo comes with a chilling warning. Photo: AP |
The photo was created by a group called @Infographic_KSA, which describes itself as a project "by a group of young Saudis interested in technology and the social network Facts." The group is mainly active on Twitter, Instagram and Telegram.
The photo comes amid diplomatic tensions between Canada and Saudi Arabia over Ottawa's criticism of Ridyadh over the arrests of human rights activists.
The photo was accompanied by the message: "Poking your nose into other people's business! As an Arabic proverb says: He who pokes his nose into other people's business gets what he doesn't like." The photo also has versions with the message in other languages.
The warning did not specify exactly what "displeased Canadians," but many immediately recognized the similarity to the historic 9/11 terrorist attack in the United States, when planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
Controversy immediately erupted and the images on Twitter and Instagram were removed. The group later apologized, explaining that "the plane was meant to symbolize the ambassador's return. We realize this was unclear and had no other meaning."
However, just a few hours later, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Communications ordered the closure of the @Infographic_KSA Twitter account pending investigation./.
