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Bombing of New York
History of Saudi Arabia
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| | 1991 | Laden, Osama bin | |
| 26th Feb New York Arabia A bomb explodes at the World Trade Center |
| 26th Feb New York Arabia Al Qaeda's involvement is unclear but some analysts believe after the attack the group seeks out the plotter Ramzi Yousef and offers him money, Yousef later serves a life sentence for the attack |
| 1991 | Yousef, Ramzi | |
| 26th Feb New York Arabia Al Qaeda's involvement is unclear but some analysts believe after the attack the group seeks out the plotter Ramzi Yousef and offers him money, Yousef later serves a life sentence for the attack |
| 2001 | Laden, Osama bin | |
| 11th Sep New York Arabia Al Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed |
| 12th Dec A French citizen of Moroccan origin is charged with conspiring with Osama Bin Laden and other suspects to kill thousands of Americans in the 11 September attacks, Zacarias Moussaoui is detained in the USAon immigration charges |
| 2001 | Moussaoui, Zacarias |  |
| 12th Dec A French citizen of Moroccan origin is charged with conspiring with Osama Bin Laden and other suspects to kill thousands of Americans in the 11 September attacks, Zacarias Moussaoui is detained in the USAon immigration charges |
| 2004 | Bush, George Walker |  |
| 22nd July New York The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the USAis formed by the USAgovernment, called the 9/11 Commission, concludes the attacks were planned & carried out by al-Qaeda |
| 2004 | Laden, Osama bin | |
| New York Arabia Says the attacks were carried out because "we are a free people who do not accept injustice, and we want to regain the freedom of our nation" |
| New York Arabia Shortly before the USApresidential election, in a taped statement, bin Laden publicly acknowledged al-Qaeda's involvement in the attacks on the US, and admitted his direct link to the attacks |
| 21st May New York Arabia In an audiotape posted on a website that the USAclaims is "frequently used by al-Qaeda", bin Laden says he had personally directed the 19 hijackers |
| 22nd July New York Arabia The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the USAis formed by the USAgovernment, called the 9/11 Commission, concludes the attacks were planned & carried out by al-Qaeda |
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