Fawaz al-Rabihi
Appearance
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 2005.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Limburg oil tanker attacked". Global Security. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda fugitive killed in Yemen". BBC. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
- ^ "Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal: Al-Qaeda Terrorist Operations Facilitator". Global Security. Retrieved 26 December 2007.