Al-Qaeda members visit chemical warfare research lab
MeetingPart of Al-Qaeda seeks WMD
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Other Organization | National Islamic Front | |
| Location | Chemical weapons lab, Hilat Koko, Khartoum, Sudan | |
 | Start Time | Late 19932 | |
| End Time | Early 19942 | |
| Participants | Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl1, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim1, Abu Rida al Suri1, Muqadem Abdul Baset Hamza1, Amin Abdel Marouf1 | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Possible | Al-Fadl described multiple trips to the weapons factory. He said the Sudanese government wanted chemical weapons to defeat rebels in the southern part of the country.1 | |
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| 1Jamal al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 2, Feb. 6, 2001. | |||
| 2Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 4, Feb. 13, 2001. | |||
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