In the comments he made on Twitter, Dhahi Khalfan, the often-outspoken head of security in Dubai, said: "The alliance must bomb the machine of terrorism ... the channel of ISIS, al-Qaeda and the al-Nusra front, Al Jazeera the terrorists."
Khalfan, who has 2.42 million followers on the social media site, tweeted: "For how long will they [Al Jazeera] continue to tamper with the security of Egypt and the Arab world?"
It is hardly the first time Khalfan's remarks led to controversy. The senior Dubai police official previously announced "complete support" for U.S. President Trump's travel ban on seven Muslim countries.
"Every country has the right to protect its security ... Trump, what you're doing is right," he said
In March 2016, he called on Arabs to ally with Israel against "enemies of the Middle East," mentioning Iran without openly naming the country.
In October, Khalfan's comments caught controversy once again when he said the only way for "Qatar's crisis" to end is if Doha gave up hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
No group has claimed responsibility for the Sinai attack but Egyptian officials have said the attackers were a group of 25-30 men who carried ISIS flags.
The Saudi-led bloc has presented Qatar with a 13-point list of steep demands, including its closure of Al Jazeera, before the countries restore ties.
Qatar has rejected the demands, denouncing them as interference in its internal affairs.
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26 November 2017 - 12:19
News ID: 869194
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A top Emirati security official suggested Friday that Al Jazeera headquarters must be bombed, blaming the Qatari news network for Friday's terror attack in Egypt's Sinai peninsula that killed 305 people and injured 128 others.
