Abu Hamza Rabia killed
Possible Counterterrorism strike1| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
 | Means | Missile strike | |
| Location | Mir Ali, North Waziristan, Pakistan | |
| Time | Nov. 30, 2005 | |
| Killed | Abu Hamza Rabia (Primary Target) | |
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| Possible | It is unclear how Rabia, a senior al-Qaeda figure, came to die. Pakistan's information minister said Rabia died while working with explosives, suggesting an accident; some residents near the explosion site claimed to have seen a drone fire a missile at the site, suggesting a CIA Predator strike. The blast killed five and injured two.1 | |
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| 1"Al-Qaeda's No. 3 dead, but how?" CNN: Dec. 4, 2005. | |||
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