Teacher Killed Abu Dhabi: Suspect Arrested In Killing Of American Woman, Act Of Terrorism? [PHOTOS + VIDEO]

Teacher Killed Abu Dhabi - The suspect in connection with the stabbing of an American woman in an Abu Dhabi mall's bathroom has been arrested, according to officials Thursday. Saif Bin Zayed, minister of the interior for the United Arab Emirates, said at a Wednesday press conference that the suspect in the incident is now in police custody.

Zayed also said that the woman seen in a security footage fleeing the scene of the crime is an Emirati national.

While the name and motive of the suspect in the 'teacher killed Abu Dhabi' occurrence remains unclear, the incident may be an act of terrorism.
According to police, the woman in custody is also the suspect in the planting of a bomb outside a doctor's home in Abu Dhabi, who, coincidentally, is also an American.

Inside the home of the suspect in the teacher killed Abu Dhabi stabbing incident, investigators found bomb-making materials, according to NBC News.

Ibolya Ryan, the teacher killed in Abu Dhabi, teaches kindergarten. She was attacked Monday after a fight, inside a public restroom on an upscale shopping mall on Abu Dhabi's Reem Island. The 47-year-old mother of twins reportedly died from her wounds after being stabbed to death by a robed figure nicknamed the "Reem Island Ghost."

In an online profile for Footprints Recruiting, Ryan was described as born in Romania. She is an ethnic Hungarian. She was trained as a teacher in the US and Europe and have worked in four countries over the course of 15 years.

"I wanted to experience the Arab world and experience their culture and daily life," Ryan wrote. "I am working in a very traditional neighborhood and it is very unique to learn and understand their culture."

From 1997 to 2001, Ryan has reportedly worked as a special education teacher in Denver. She also worked for a wireless company for over three years before she went back to teaching in Hungary, Austria and Abu Dhabi.

The LinkedIn profile of the teacher killed in Abu Dhabi states that she started working as a teacher in Abu Dhabi in September 2013.

On Wednesday, Abu Dhabi authorities released footage of the suspect in the teacher killed Abu Dhabi incident, entering the restroom and later fleeing. In the video, the suspect was seen fully cloaked in a traditional black robe, also known as an abaya. The suspect was also wearing gloves and a full face veil known as a niqab. They also found a long kitchen knife spattered in blood.

On Thursday, a new video was released by the Ministry of the Interior. The footage shows the ministry's operation to find and arrest the suspect in the teacher killed Abu Dhabi incident. It showed the suspect cloaked and carrying a suitcase. A white car is also shown driving away, the woman's getaway vehicle.

The scene in the video was then followed with heavily armed officers with bulletproof vests raiding a house, with the white car the suspect rode in, parked outside. The officers, waving guns, handcuffed and lead a female out of the house. While the face of the arrested female was not shown, further images show the same suitcase inside the car, as well as a steering wheel covered in blood.

According to Col. Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, head of Abu Dhabi's Criminal Investigation Department, police are now caring for the11-year-old twin boys of the teacher killed in Abu Dhabi. NBC News reports that she has a third child, a 15-year-old daughter, who attends a boarding school in Europe where the children's father lives.

The teacher killed Abu Dhabi attack comes only weeks after the U.S. embassies in the Middle East's warning to its citizens. They said an anonymous post on a jihadist website is encouraging attacks against teachers at American schools in the area.