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Hackers target Bahrain airport, news sites to mark uprising

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Hackers say they have taken down websites of Bahrain's international airport, state news agency and chamber of commerce. Feb. 14, 2011, marked the first day of protests led by Bahrain's Shiite majority against the Sunni monarchy. Bahrain quashed the pro-democracy uprising by force with the support of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Hackers target Bahrain airport, news sites to mark uprising

Hackers said they had taken down the websites of Bahrain's international airport, state news agency and chamber of commerce on Tuesday to mark the 12-year anniversary of an Arab Spring uprising in the small Gulf country.A statement posted online by a group calling itself Al-Toufan, or “The Flood” in Arabic, claimed to have hacked the airport website, which was unavailable for at least a half hour in the middle of the day. It also claimed to have…

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Hackers target Bahrain airport website to mark uprising

The website of Bahrain's airport was hacked on Tuesday, hours after the hacking of a newspaper in the tiny Gulf kingdom.

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Hackers target Bahrain airport website

Hackers said they had taken down the website of Bahrain’s international airport on Tuesday which was unavailable until 1:30 p.m. GST.A statement posted

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Hackers target Bahrain airport, news sites to mark uprising

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hackers say they have taken down the websites of Bahrain’s international airport and state news agency to mark the 12-year anniversary of an Arab Spring uprising in the small Gulf country. A statement posted online by a group calling itself Al-Toufan, or “The Flood” in Arabic, claimed to have hacked the airport website, which was unavailable for at least a half-hour at midday Tuesday. It also claimed to have ta…

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