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Al-Qaida eyed oil tankers as bombing targets

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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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