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IAEA offers UAE support after recent ‘carefully targeted’ drone attack on nuclear plant
IAEA offers UAE support after recent ‘carefully targeted’ drone attack on nuclear plant
<p>Visiting Barakah plant, UN nuclear chief Grossi says attackers 'knew exactly what they were doing,' adds 'this is of extreme gravity'; UAE has blamed Iraqi militias for the attack</p>
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UAE nuclear plant attackers ‘knew what they were doing’: IAEA chief
UAE nuclear plant attackers ‘knew what they were doing’: IAEA chief
The UAE’s nuclear plant was “carefully targeted” last month by attackers who aimed to cause a major incident, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Tuesday.The drone attack on May 17 hit an electricity facility at the plant, risking potentially shutting it down -- a “serious situation indeed,” Rafael Grossi said.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“From what we saw this was a very carefully targeted operation,” Grossi told journalists in Abu Dhabi after visiting the Barakah plant.The United Arab Emirates blamed militants in Iraq for the incident, which followed weeks of attacks by Iranian drones and missiles during the Middle East war.“In spite of the fact that the Emirati professionals acted very quickly and could address the situation, (it could have taken) out the reactor because of the loss of external power,” Grossi said.“This means that whoever was behind this knew exactly what they were doing. This is of extreme
Corroboration
No verdict, no pronouncement. The model extracts atomic factual claims with verbatim quotes; every quote is validated against the source text and corroboration is computed by counting how many editorially-opposed blocs assert each fact. 6 fabricated/unverifiable quotes were rejected by the cite-or-die gate.
The spine · 3 facts corroborated across ≥2 opposed blocs
2×The drone attack on the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant on May 17 targeted an electricity facility, risking a shutdown of the plant.
israelother
alarabiya“The drone attack on May 17 hit an electricity facility at the plant, risking potentially shutting it down”
timesofisrael“recent 'carefully targeted' drone attack on nuclear plant”
2×The United Arab Emirates blamed militants in Iraq for the drone attack.
israelother
alarabiya“The United Arab Emirates blamed militants in Iraq for the incident”
timesofisrael“UAE has blamed Iraqi militias for the attack”
2×The IAEA chief visited the Barakah nuclear plant and offered support to the UAE.
israelother
alarabiya“Grossi told journalists in Abu Dhabi after visiting the Barakah plant”
timesofisrael“IAEA offers UAE support after recent 'carefully targeted' drone attack on nuclear plant”
Single-source · 1 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
Rafael Grossi described the situation as 'a serious situation indeed' and 'of extreme gravity.'
timesofisrael
Framing · 3 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
alarabiya
“This is of extreme”
→ This is of extreme gravity
timesofisrael
“carefully targeted”
→ carefully targeted
timesofisrael
“Iraqi militias”
→ militants in Iraq