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Yemen Identifies Slain Egyptian as Tourist Attack Plotter
2007-07-07
Authorities in Yemen have confirmed that an Egyptian man killed in a gunfight was the mastermind of Monday's suicide bomb attack that killed nine people.
Uhhh... Okay. He sounds... brilliant.
The Egyptian -- identified as Ahmed Bassiouni Dewidar -- was killed Thursday during a gunfight with police in the capital, Sanaa. At least five security officers were wounded in the shootout.
Ohoh! Brilliant and a crack shot! And now dead. That guys is really multitalented.
Seven Spaniards and two Yemenis were killed Monday when a suicide bomber ran his car into a convoy transporting tourists to an ancient temple linked to the Queen of Sheba. Yemeni authorities suspect the attackers were members of al-Qaida. At least 20 other suspects in the bombing have been arrested.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Follows the KSA model - make sure your suspect is captured dead, not alive, so he can't reveal government accomplices. Or identify some guy who gets killed as the terrorist plotter so the case is closed and the heat is off.
Posted by: Glenmore   2007-07-07 07:23  

#1  He was the mastermind's decoy. The mastermind slipped out the back in a burqa and a whalebone corset to disguise his gut.
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-07-07 01:27  

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