Information About Incident 3612-7859-18086 in Una India

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Police sources said the two men were sent by bin Laden to blow up the US embassy.

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Police recovered six kg of RDX, detonators and timers from one of the accused, a Sudanese national, who is believed to be working for bin Laden. Police sources said the two men were sent by bin Laden to blow up the US embassy. The Sudanes national, Abdel Raouf Hawash had been in Udaipur, Rajasthan for 10 years and had even prepared maps and plans and had familiarised himself with the area. He had also set up base in Delhi for this purpose. The terrorists had planned a car-bomb explosion at the embassy and were on the lookout for a suitable vehicle. His Indian accomplice has been identified as Shameem who hails from Bihar.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
3612-7859-18086 6/16/2001 India Bid to blow up US embassy foiled, two arrested with RDX in Delhi

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