Ahmed Shah Massoud killed
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Location | Panjshir Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| Time | Sept. 9, 2001 | |
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| Reliable | Massoud, commander of the Northern Alliance, the chief rebel force opposing the Taliban in 2001, was assassinated by two men posing as journalists when they detonated a bomb they had smuggled inside a video camera. One of the men died in the explosion; the other was shot by Massoud's guards. | |
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| 1The 9-11 Commission Final Report, July 22, 2004, Chapter 6.5. | |||
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