Russian hackers 'planted fake news in Qatar to fuel current Gulf crisis, US believes'
Barney Henderson, New York
7 June 2017 • 4:32am
The FBI and Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) have deployed officials to work with Qatar to investigate the apparent Russian hack, CNN reported on Tuesday night.
The Qatari government claims a story from May 23 attributed false remarks to the nation's ruler, in which he made friendly comments towards Iran and questioned how long Mr Trump would remain in office.
Saudi Arabia and other Arab powers severed ties with Qatar earlier this week in protest at what they said was the Gulf nation's support for terrorism.
Continued: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/07/russian-hackers-planted-fake-news-qatar-fuel-current-gulf-crisis/
I thought I saw this story posted but couldn't find it. Maybe it was filed in another forum. Rather significant if this story is true.
