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U.S. Foils Iranian IED Plot to Assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.
21:10 Oct 12 2011 601 New Hampshire Avenue Washington, D.C
Description
ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE. This report is approved for display in the IED tracker but not verified subject to the outcome of the on-going criminal proceeds. It is posted now as part of our long-term goal to track IED network disruptions (an important metric). When this matter is finally adjudicated, the status will be updated to reflect a verified network disruption or removed from the database.The United States Government charged Manssor Arbabsiar and Gholam Shakuri with conspiring to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington in a bomb plot the United States alleges was sponsored by elements of the Iranian government.
A naturalized U.S. citizen, Arbabsiar was arrested Sept. 29 at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport. Shakuri, is alleged to be a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, is the suspect still at large.
News Source Link
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/186765-holder-announces-two-charged-in-plot-to-assissinate-us-ambassador-to-saudi-arabiaAdditional Data
| Describe the type of IED used in this incident: | The plot involved a conspiracy to use an IED of unknown type to assassinate Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States. The intent was to detonate the Bomb in a popular Washington restaurant the Ambassador frequented. |
| How was this IED initiated?: | Plot was discovered and foiled before the attack could be carried out. |
| Describe casualties and damage: | No damage |
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