Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal (born 1971) is a citizen of
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
who played a role in the
attack on the
French
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supertanker MV Limburg
''Maritime Jewel'' was a double-hulled oil tanker launched in 1999 and completed in 2000. Entering service that year, the ship was known as MV ''Limburg'' until 2003. The ship carried crude oil between ports in Iran and Malaysia. On 6 October 20 ...
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The attack occurred in October 2002, in the
Gulf of Aden
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, off
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
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One
Bulgaria
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n crew member was killed.
[ Twelve crew members were injured. 90,000 tonnes of oil were spilled.
Al-Ahdal was captured in ]Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
on November 25, 2003.
During the 90s' he fought in Bosnia
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and Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
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According to Global Security Al-Ahdal was born in 1971, and received a three-year sentence.[
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However, the original sentence was upheld.
Fawaz al-Rabihi Fawaz al-Rabihi is a citizen of Yemen who played a role in the terrorist attack on the French supertanker MV Limburg
''Maritime Jewel'' was a double-hulled oil tanker launched in 1999 and completed in 2000. Entering service that year, the ship w ...
, also convicted of a role in the bombing, received a life sentence.[
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References
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1971 births
Living people
Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda members