Arrested individuals \u201cfilmed, circulated video clips and published misleading information\u201d, says interior ministry
\n Doha
\nQatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as \u201cmisleading information\u201d during days of attacks by Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday.
\nThe arrests echo measures across the Gulf as Iran targets airports, military bases, energy installations and residential areas with daily drones and missiles.
\nThose arrested \u201cfilmed and circulated video clips and published misleading information and rumours that could stir public opinion\u201d, a statement said.
\nThe people of \u201cvarious nationalities\u201d were held by the Department for Combating Economic and Cyber Crimes at the ministry\u00b4s General Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
\nThe announcement follows a spate of arrests elsewhere in the region.
\nIn Bahrain, four people were arrested for \u201cfilming and broadcasting clips about the effects of Iranian attacks and spreading false news\u201d, the interior ministry said on Friday.
\nAnd in Kuwait, authorities on Saturday said three people had been arrested over a video showing them mocking the situation in the country.
\nResidents in the United Arab Emirates have received text messages warning of possible legal action for sharing sensitive images or \u201creposting unreliable information\u201d.
\nThe UAE attorney general\u2019s office also warned against \u201cfilming, publishing, or circulating images and videos documenting incident sites or damage caused by falling projectiles or shrapnel\u201d, the Emirates News Agency said.
\nSaudi Arabia has issued similar warnings.
\nDespite the warnings, images of missiles, drones and the fallout of the war continue to circulate on social media and in group chats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arrested individuals \u201cfilmed, circulated video clips and published misleading information\u201d, says interior ministry Doha Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as \u201cmisleading information\u201d during days of attacks by Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday. The arrests echo measures across the Gulf as Iran targets airports, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-535790","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n