Al-Qaeda shoots at US military plane
Attack| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Location | Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia | |
| Time | Mid May 2002 | |
| Victim Deaths | 0 | ||
| Victim Injuries | 0 | ||
| Attacker Deaths | 0 | ||
| Participants | Abu Huzifa (Attacker) | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | Abu Huzifa acknowledged firing an SA-7 at an American military aircraft departing Prince Sultan. It missed. The discarded missile launcher was discovered by Saudi security forces at some point after the attack. Abu Huzifa was detained in Sudan a short time later and transfered to Saudi custody. The missile was from the same production batch as that used in a failed attack on an Israeli civilian aircraft in Mombasa, Kenya. | |
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