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November 4, 2009 Special Dispatch No. 2633

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Looks to Continue Political Assassinations, Encourages Lone Wolf Bombers in the West

November 4, 2009
Special Dispatch No. 2633

On August 27, 2009, a suicide bomber from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) attempted to assassinate Muhammad bin Naif, the Saudi Deputy Interior Minister. This was AQAP's first attempt at a high-level political assassination and it sent shock waves through the Saudi regime. ...

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