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Saud Hamoud 'Abid al-Qatini al-'Otaibi
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “leader and the senior member of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula after the death of former leader saleh al-ouf”. Today it says “senior member of al-qaeda in saudi arabia”.
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Saud Hamoud 'Abid al-Qatini al-'Otaibi (1971 – April 3, 2005) was a senior member of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia . Al-Otaibi was responsible for bombings, including the attack on Al-Mohaya housing compound in Riyadh in 2003, Al-Otaibi was also involved in taking booby-trapped vehicles from Qasim to Riyadh, carrying out attacks on security officers and smuggling weapons into the Kingdom .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “leader and the senior member of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula after the death of former leader saleh al-ouf”. Today it says “senior member of al-qaeda in saudi arabia”. Read the current article and compare.
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leader and the senior member of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula after the death of former leader saleh al-ouf
Now
senior member of al-qaeda in saudi arabia
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