Second-Wave Target Los Angeles
Possible Threat Information
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| Event Details |
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| Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda |
| Other Organization | Jemaah Islamiya |
| Possible Method(s) | Hijacked aircraft as missiles |
 | Start | November 2001 |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Connected | Khalid Shaikh Mohammed1, Hambali2, Lillie2, Zubair2 |
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| Narrative and Notes |
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| Possible | Documents released by the U.S. Director of National Intelligence on Sept. 6, 2006, describe a post-Sept. 11 plot to use hijacked aircraft to target the U.S. West Coast. Separate documents describe two Jemaah Islamiyah operatives, Zubair and Lillie, as selected for suicide operations targeting Los Angeles. It is presumed these are the same plot, which was disrupted in mid-2002.1,2 |
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| Sources |
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| 1"Summary of The High Value Terrorist Detainee Program," press release, Director of National Intelligence, Sept. 6, 2006. |
| 2"Detainee Biographies," press release, Director of National Intelligence, Sept. 6, 2006. |
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