Fawaz al-Rabihi

Fawaz al-Rabihi

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.cite news
url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/profiles/limburg_oil_tanker_attacked.htm
title=Limburg oil tanker attacked
publisher=Global Security
accessdate=2007-12-26
] cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5396862.stm
title=Al-Qaeda fugitive killed in Yemen
publisher=BBC
date=Sunday, 1 October 2006
accessdate=2007-12-26
] 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.cite news
url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/profiles/mohammed_hamdi_al-ahdal.htm
title=Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal: Al-Qaeda Terrorist Operations Facilitator
publisher=Global Security
accessdate=2007-12-26
] He was captured by Yemeni authorities, escaped, and then killed in a gunbattle in 2005.

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  • Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal — is a citizen of Saudi Arabia believed to have played a role in the attack on the French supertanker MV Limburg.[1][2] The attack occurred in October 2002, in the Gulf of Aden, off Yemen. One Bulgarian crew member was killed.[3] Twelve crew… …   Wikipedia

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