Al Qaida believed planning to disguise assassins as newsmen

Thursday, April 29, 2010     INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING 

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ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has warned that Al Qaida was using journalists as a cover for operations. 

Days before September 11, Taliban used operatives disguised as journalists to assassinate Afghan rebel commander Ahmed Shah Massoud. AP/Hasan Jamali

The Saudi Interior Ministry said Al Qaida operatives were believed to have been disguised as television journalists and cameramen. The ministry said Al Qaida was stuffing TV cameras with explosives to assassinate senior officials and visiting leaders.

 "All measures have been taken to prevent their objectives," Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al Turki said.