Abu Dhabi: An Emirati man accused of trying to kill a US citizen is facing trial in UAE.
The US citizen was injured heavily as the defendant attacked him several times while he was working out in Al-Bahiya district.
The Public Prosecution has also charged him with supporting a terrorist group and promoting its extremist ideology.
An inquiry into the incident revealed that the defendant pledged allegiance to the Islamic State's affiliate Al-Nosra Front.
He had travelled to Turkey to join the radical group but failed to enter Syria and returned to UAE to execute Al-Nosra’s agenda.
He is also accused of conspiring to perpetrate a spate of terrorist bombings in UAE including attacks on the headquarters of Sky News TV in Abu Dhabi and Al Arabiya TV in Dubai, reported Arabic daily Al-Ittihad.