Gulf Air, Bahrain's state airline, said that its Facebook page had been hacked on Monday and that the nation's Internet crime division is investigating, according to the Associated Press.
The airline said in a statement that the site was tampered with for "political purposes," the AP reported. It did not elaborate on the claim.
The AP reported:
"Social media posts claim that the carrier's logo was replaced by an image of jailed activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who has been on a hunger strike for two months. On Sunday, Bahrain's top judicial panel rejected a request by Denmark to gain custody of al-Khawaja, who is also a Danish citizen."
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Al-Khawaja, an opposition leader, was sentenced to life in prison last year.
According to the Trade Arabia News Service in Bahrain, the airline was able to regain control of its Facebook page late Monday morning.
"Right now, the page is not under our control, so kindly ignore any messages, videos or pictures that may be posted," said an email sent by the airline to its customers, according to the news service.
:Gulf Air representatives are investigating the matter and are working with law enforcement agencies to prosecute those involved. A complaint has already been lodged with the Internet crimes division at the Ministry of Interior," TradeArabia quoted the email as saying.
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