Qatar arrests 313 people for sharing attacks footage, ‘rumours’
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Qatar arrests 313 individuals for sharing misleading footage and rumors amid rising tensions from Iranian attacks across the Gulf.
Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as "misleading information" during days of attacks by Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday (March 9, 2026).
The arrests echo measures across the Gulf as Iran targets airports, military bases, energy installations and residential areas with daily drones and missiles.
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Those arrested "filmed and circulated video clips and published misleading information and rumours that could stir public opinion", a statement said.
The people of "various nationalities" were held by the Department for Combating Economic and Cyber Crimes at the Ministry's General Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
The announcement follows a spate of arrests elsewhere in the region.
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