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Abdullah al-Asiri
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “saudi arabian member of al qaeda”. Today it says “saudi arabian member of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula member”. It now reads “Al-Qaeda suicide bomber”.
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Abdullah Hassan al-Asiri ( Arabic : عبد الله حسن عسيري ) (1986 – 27 August 2009) was a Saudi Arabian member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula . His name is an ascription to the Asir Province of Saudi Arabia. He died in August 2009 while attempting to assassinate Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister of the Interior, Muhammad bin Nayef , in a suicide bombing using an anally-inserted body cavity bomb .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “saudi arabian member of al qaeda”. Today it says “saudi arabian member of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula member”. It now reads “Al-Qaeda suicide bomber”. Read the current article and compare.
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saudi arabian member of al qaeda
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saudi arabian member of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula
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