Taimour Abdulwahab, who killed only
himself as his suicide vest detonated
on the streets of
11, 2010, "trained in
months," according to General Dhai
Kanani, the chief of
terrorism unit. A car bomb assembled
by Abdulwahab was also found near
the site of his death.
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Abdulwahab "entered
Kanani told Al Arabiya, at about the
same time as an Egyptian who is
thought to have trained for a similar
attack.
"An Egyptian national entered
at the same time and received similar
training to probably carry out another
mission," Kanani said.
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Al Qaeda in
for the New Year's Day suicide
attack at a Coptic church in
It is unknown if the Egyptian who
trained in
as Abdulwahab was responsible
for the
"We're exploring the possibility
of a connection," a
official told The Long War Journal.
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remaining strongholds in the country.
Al Qaeda in
robust network in and around the
city despite multiple
offensives in northern
city's close proximity to
which serves as a safe haven for
al Qaeda in
in the terror group's resiliency in
the Iraqi north.
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"
in
Americans about before the bombing
in
Kanani said.
US and European intelligence officials
have been on edge while working to
disrupt al Qaeda plots aimed at
and the
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