Abdullah al-Asiri explained

Abdullah Hassan al-Asiri
Birth Date:1986
Birth Place:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Death Place:Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Death Cause:Suicide bombing
Citizenship:Saudi Arabia
Other Names:Abdullah Hassan Tali' al-Asiri
Abdullah al-Asiri
Abul Khair
Known For:(1) being listed on the Saudi most wanted list; (2) attempting to assassinate a Saudi Prince (3) hiding a suicide bomb in his anal canal (4) being the only fatality of the aforementioned bomb
Relations:Ibrahim al-Asiri
(older brother)

Abdullah Hassan al-Asiri (Arabic: عبد الله حسن عسيري) (1986  - 27 August 2009) was a Saudi Arabian member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.[1] [2] [3] [4] His name is an ascription to the 'Asir Province of Saudi Arabia. He died in August 2009 while attempting to assassinate Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister of the Interior, Muhammad bin Nayef, in a suicide bombing using an anally-inserted body cavity bomb.

Overview

According to the Saudi Gazette al-Asiri was recruited into al-Qaeda by his older brother Ibrahim al-Asiri, and the two brothers reportedly visited Yemen in 2007.[1]

He rose to notability when he was named on a Saudi list of most wanted terrorist suspects on 3 February 2009, and then on 27 August 2009, for attempting to assassinate Saudi deputy minister of Interior, Muhammad bin Nayef, whom he only slightly injured in a suicide bombing.[2] [5]

Al-Asiri spoke to Muhammad bin Nayef a few days prior to the bombing and expressed his desire to surrender to the authorities as part of the country's terrorist rehabilitation program,[6] and they agreed to meet.[7]

On 27 August 2009, Asiri queued up at Muhammad bin Nayef's Jeddah palace as a "well-wisher," a tradition in the kingdom during Ramadan. He exploded a body cavity bomb (perhaps with a mobile phone), killing himself, but only lightly injuring bin Nayef (who was protected from the full force of the blast by Asiri's body).[8] [9] Assisted by his older brother, Ibrahim al-Asiri, he had hidden a pound (about 0.45kg) of PETN plastic explosives in his rectum and anal canal, which security experts described as a novel technique.[10] Asiri had passed through a metal detector and remained in the security of the Prince's bodyguards for over 24 hours before gaining the audience.[11] "I did not want him to be searched, but he surprised me by blowing himself up," said Muhammad bin Nayef.[12]

According to Al Arabiya, this was the first assassination attempt against a royal family member since 2003, when Saudi Arabia faced a sharp increase in al-Qaeda linked attacks.[13] The Saudi Gazette reported on October 22, 2009, that a Yemeni named Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi assisted Asiri in preparing for his suicide mission.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Suicide bomber named . September 1, 2009 . Abdullah Al-Oreifij . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090906081305/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009083148387 . September 6, 2009 . August 2, 2009 . dead.
  2. News: Saudi prince defends policy on militants . August 30, 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090901064217/http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLU594154 . September 1, 2009 . Andrew . Hammond . dead.
  3. News: Attack on Saudi prince raises Yemen stakes . August 31, 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021015221/http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/08/31/Attack-on-Saudi-prince-raises-Yemen-stakes/UPI-30731251755908/ . October 21, 2012 . dead.
  4. News: Al-Qaeda names Saudi Arabia bomber . August 30, 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831200757/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/08/200983091051611545.html . August 31, 2009 . dead.
  5. News: Bizarre tale of Saudi bomber: Al-Qaida terrorist rode victim's private jet . August 30, 2009 . Metro US . https://archive.today/20090901150123/http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/08/31/03/2946-82/index.xml . September 1, 2009 . dead.
  6. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=125952&d=31&m=8&y=2009 Article
  7. News: Saudi prince spoke to bomber on phone before attack . September 2, 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170917123916/http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42157320090902 . September 17, 2017 . dead.
  8. News: New evil in the making? . September 3, 2009 . Sherine Bahaa . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090905161355/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/963/re5.htm . September 5, 2009 . dead.
  9. News: Terrorist hid explosives in his bottom. Telegraph.co.uk. September 21, 2009. September 27, 2009. London.
  10. Web site: Saudi Bombmaker Key Suspect in Yemen Plot . November 1, 2010. CBS News. Associated Press. 24 April 2015.
  11. Aaronovitch, David, Even failed terrorists spell serious trouble The Times 29 December 2009
  12. News: Saudi prince wounded by suicide bomber vows to fight Al-Qaida. 28 August 2009. Haaretz. 16 April 2015.
  13. News: King commended the efforts of the Prince in the service of country and religion . Al Arabiya . Arabic . August 28, 2009 . September 30, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831071819/http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/08/28/83160.html . August 31, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
  14. News: Jizan 3rd man a Saudi with 'very close ties to Al-Qaeda' . . October 22, 2009 . Abdullah Al Oraifiji . https://web.archive.org/web/20120218145638/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009102052062 . February 18, 2012 . dead.

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