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Man charged with Yas Marina bomb plot

An Emirati man has been charged with terror offences after plotting to bomb the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

According to The National, a 34-year-old man was charged with seven terror-related offences in the UAE Federal Supreme Court this week. The court heard the man was targeting numerous locations in Abu Dhabi, with the home of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix among them.

The man was also accused of making explosives without authorisation and of planning to assassinate one of the UAE's leaders. He denied all of the charges against him.

The Yas Marina Circuit has hosted the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since 2009 and has been the venue for the final round of the Formula One season on three occasions.

The case was adjourned until January 18.

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.