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Sep 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM ET
CIA documents say bin Laden considered attacks on India
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New CIA-released material released for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 includes a 28 August 1998 memo stating Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders survived a U.S. strike in Afghanistan. The memo says bin Laden intended attacks in Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula, listing countries including India and Pakistan.
WHO: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
WHAT: CIA documents released a 1998 memo saying bin Laden considered attacks on multiple countries, including India.
WHEN: Reported Sep 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: The CIA released more than 100 pages of intelligence briefs to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks.
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