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Al Qaeda appoints new commander in Saudi Arabia

HeadlineJun 22, 2004

In Saudi Arabia, Al Qaeda has appointed a former Saudi security officer named Saleh Mohamed Al-Oufi to head the organization in Saudi following the killing of Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin on Friday. A cousin of the new Al Qaeda leader was one of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers.

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