Fawaz al-Rabihi
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Fawaz al-Rabihi is a citizen of Yemen who is believed to have played a role in the terrorist attack on the French supertanker MV Limburg.[1][2] Al-Rabihi received a life sentence, while fellow captive Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal, also convicted of a role in the attack, only received a three year sentence.[3] He was captured by Yemeni authorities, escaped, and then killed in a gunbattle in 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ "Limburg oil tanker attacked", Global Security. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda fugitive killed in Yemen", BBC, Sunday, 1 October 2006. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ "Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal: Al-Qaeda Terrorist Operations Facilitator", Global Security. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
