Saudi National Guard bombing
Attack| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | 1995 Riyadh bombing cell | |
 | Other Organization | Al-Qaeda3 | |
| Means of Attack | Car bomb | |
| Location | Saudi National Guard Office of Personnel Management, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| Time | Nov. 13, 1995 | |
| Victim Deaths | 7 | ||
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | Five American military and civilian personnel and two Indian soldiers were killed in the bombing. The "Tigers of the Gulf," "Islamist Movement for Change," and "Fighting Advocates of God" claimed responsibility. Four people were detained by the Saudis and executed in connection with the attack. They admitted to being inspired by Osama bin Laden, but there is no concrete evidence he was involved.1 | |
| Possible | In 1996 and later, Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl described al-Qaeda's efforts to smuggle weapons to Yemen and possibly Saudi Arabia. The weapons intended for Saudi Arabia were to be used on an American target, but it is not known if they were delivered or used, in Riyadh or elsewhere.2 | |
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| 1The 9-11 Commission Final Report, July 22, 2004, Chapter 2.4. | |||
| 2Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 2, Feb. 6, 2001. | |||
| 3The 9-11 Commission Final Report, July 22, 2004, Chapter 7.3. | |||
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