Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Mughassil
Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Mughassil (Arabic: أحمد إبراهيم المغسل born June 26, 1967), also spelled Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mughassil, is wanted by the United States government in connection with the June 25, 1996, attack on the Khobar Towers complex near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He was indicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and charged June 21, 2001, with 46½ separate criminal counts including murder for having driven the bomb truck that blew up Khobar Towers.
Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Mughassil | |
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أحمد إبراهيم المغسل | |
Ahmad Al-Mughassil | |
| Born | June 26, 1967 Qatif - Bab Al Shamal, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Other names | Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mughassil |
| Organization | Saudi Hizballah |
| Known for | Head of the military wing of the pro-Iran Saudi Hizballah |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Criminal charge | 46½ separate criminal counts including murder |
Wanted by | FBI |
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| Location(s) | Khobar Towers complex near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
Al-Mughassil is also known as Abu Omran and Arfad. He has been identified as head of the military wing of the pro-Iran Saudi Hizballah, or Hizballah Al-Hijaz, meaning Party of God. The group is one of a number of related Hizballah organizations operating in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait and Bahrain, among other places, and was outlawed in Saudi Arabia.