Fawaz al-Rabihi explained

Fawaz al-Rabihi is a citizen of Yemen who played a role in the terrorist attack on the French supertanker MV Limburg.[1] [2] Al-Rabihi received a life sentence, while fellow captive Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal, also convicted of a role in the attack, received a three-year sentence.[3] He was captured by Yemeni authorities, escaped, and then killed in a gunbattle in 2006.[2]

References

  1. News: Limburg oil tanker attacked. Global Security. 2007-12-26.
  2. News: Al-Qaeda fugitive killed in Yemen. BBC. 1 October 2006. 2007-12-26.
  3. News: Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal: Al-Qaeda Terrorist Operations Facilitator. Global Security. 2007-12-26.