Al-Qaeda plots against US Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Possible Terrorist Plotting1| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Other Organization | Egyptian Islamic Jihad | |
| Possible Target(s) | U.S. Embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| Center of Gravity | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| Plot Started | 1994 | |
| Connected | Mohammed Atef, Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl | |
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| Reliable | According to al-Fadl, Atef said al-Qaeda decided against attacking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia. The attack was to have been in retaliation for the U.S. detaining Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman. The lack of quick action caused between 13 and 20 people to leave al-Qaeda.2 | |
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| 1Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 4, Feb. 13, 2001. | |||
| 2Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript Day 7, Feb. 20, 2001. | |||
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