Threat to US Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Possible Threat Information1Part of Al-Qaeda plots against US Embassy in Saudi Arabia
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 | Primary Organization | Egyptian Islamic Jihad | |
| Other Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Start | 19941 | |
| Location | U.S. Embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1 | |
| Connected | Mohammed Atef1, Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | A proposed bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh was discarded for an unclear reason. It was to have been in retaliation for the imprisonment of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman.1,2 | |
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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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