[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 70070] New: Middle click on some links opens link in current tab

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70070

           Summary: Middle click on some links opens link in current tab
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: PC
               URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15288975
        OS/Version: Windows 7
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Event Handling
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: webkit at willhirsch.co.uk


For some reason, this applies to all external links on the  BBC News website. See for example the linked URL, the link "Nuclear Threat Initiative". Middle-clicking on these links opens in the current tab like left-clicking.

Other means of opening in a new tab, including Ctrl+Click open in a new tab as normal.

I can't see what it is about these links which trigger this bug. Middle-clicking also works on all other links on the BBC News website - it is only links to non-BBC sources - and cross-domain links on other sites work fine.

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