Al-Qaida eyed oil tankers as bombing targets
Bin Laden documents show the idea had reached group's upper echelons
William S. Stevens
NVNS via AP
The 1,080-foot-long oil tanker MV Sirius Star was hijacked in November 2008 off the coast of Somalia by pirates and held for ransom. Al-Qaida has considered such a hijacking — but to be followed by an explosion meant to disrupt world oil markets.
EILEEN SULLIVAN, MATT APUZZO
The Associated Press
Updated 5/20/2011 6:08:24 PM ET
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