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2006 Yemen Prison Escape
Twenty-three suspected Al-Qaeda members escaped from a Yemen prison in 2006. The escape is notable because the escapees included several individuals imprisoned for their participation in the USS Cole bombing, USS ''Cole'' bombing. Gaber Al-Bana’a was believed to be an American citizen, who traveled to an Afghan training camp with some friends who became known as the ''Lackawanna Six'' or ''Buffalo Six'', when they were rounded up as a "sleeper cell". The prisoners escaped through a 140-metre tunnel. Escapees According to the ''Yemen Times'' the escapees were: #Yaser Naser Al-Homikani #Muhammad Sa'id Ali Hasan, Mohammed Sa’eed Al-Omda #Fawzi Mohammed Al-Wajeh #Zakria Hasen Al-Baihani #Abudlrahman Ahmed Basora #Abdullah Ahmed Al-Remi #Fawaz Yahya Al-Rabe ai #Hizam Saleh Mugli #Gamal Mohammed Al-Badwi #Nasir al-Wuhayshi #Abdulrahman Ahmed Basurah #Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Hoidi #Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Mukri #Aref Saleh Mugli #Shafik Ahmed Zaid #Gaber Al-Bana’a #Hamza Salem Al-Kuai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military targets in various countries, including the 1998 United States embassy bombings, the September 11 attacks, and the 2002 Bali bombings; it has been designated as a List of designated terrorist groups, terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, India, and Al-Qaeda#Designation as a terrorist group, various other countries. The organization was founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden and other volunteers during the Soviet–Afghan War. Following the withdrawal of the Soviets in 1989, bin Laden offered ''mujahideen'' support to Saudi Arabia in the Gulf War in 1990–1991. His offer was rebuffed by the Saudi authorities, which instead sought the aid of the United States. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
