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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Al-Jazeera attacked - June 2010

DATE:
2010-06

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Qatar

AFFECTED SITES:
aljazeera.net

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
"Jamming"

SOURCE COUNTRY:
Egypt

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
Egyptian sports fans

TYPE OF ATTACK:
n/a

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Site of news organization Al-Jazeera experienced technical problems, accusing Egypt of hacking. Seems to be related to a World Cup game coverage.

URLS:
1. http://www.shorouknews.com/ContentData.aspx?id=246180

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