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September 9 2001 Assassination

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2 points by adm4 7 years ago · 5 comments

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adm4OP 7 years ago

"The attackers claimed to be Belgians originally from Morocco. According to Le Monde they transited through the municipality of Molenbeek.[122] Their passports turned out to be stolen and their nationality was later determined to be Tunisian. Waiting for almost three weeks (during which they also interviewed Burhanuddin Rabbani and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf) for an interview opportunity, on September 8, 2001, an aide to Massoud recalls the would-be suicide attackers "were so worried" and threatened to leave if the interview did not happen in the next 24 hours (until September 10, 2001). They were finally granted an interview. During the interview, they set off a bomb composed of explosives hidden in the camera and in a battery-pack belt. Commander Massoud died in a helicopter that was taking him to an Indian military field hospital at Farkhor in nearby Tajikistan.[115] The explosion also killed Mohammed Asim Suhail, a United Front official, while Mohammad Fahim Dashty and Massoud Khalili were injured. One of the suicide attackers, Bouraoui, was killed by the explosion, while Dahmane Abd al-Sattar was captured and shot while trying to escape." wikipedia

rolph 7 years ago

Perhaps the real title [ such as 4hmad 5hah Mass0ud] could be used for this submission. I beleive this post on its own has merit, as it provides partial context regarding the state of world affairs at the time of sept, 2001 that could have fostered a desire for retribution.

  • adm4OP 7 years ago
  • adm4OP 7 years ago

    Thanks, this is my first post. I was had no idea this event took place. Wild to think about all that was going on at that time. I would change the title if I could.

    • rolph 7 years ago

      Im not sure of the time limitations to edit your own post title. There is a rule regarding editorialized titles, There are two main mods here, dang, and sctb they may be able to fix it. If titles are modified in such a way as to induce clicks into a page, thats not allowed. [i think click farming is the concern] thanks for the reply, now we know you are real.

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