J-10
06-10-2004, 01:05 PM
From David Ensor
CNN
Thursday, June 10, 2004 Posted: 12:26 PM EDT (1626 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Saudi Arabian and U.S. authorities are investigating an alleged plot by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to assassinate the ruler of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Abdullah, according to law enforcement authorities in both countries.
Investigators are following up on information from two prisoners -- an American Muslim leader in jail in Virginia and a Libyan intelligence officer held in Saudi Arabia, the authorities said.
Abdurahman Alamoudi, the U.S. prisoner, has told investigators he met with Gadhafi in June and August of 2003 to discuss details of the assassination plot, the sources said.
As a revolutionary who overthrew the Libyan monarchy, Gadhafi is said to regard the Saudi monarchy with contempt. The crown prince is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia.
This story was first reported in The New York Times.
The sources warned that it is not clear how serious or consistent the Libyan leader may have been about trying to have the crown prince killed, but if the evidence bears out, it could have a major impact on the U.S.-Libyan relationship.
That relationship has been improving rapidly since Gadhafi pledged to rid his country of weapons of mass destruction and invited U.S. and British experts in to supervise the process.
From (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/10/libya.saudi/index.html)
CNN
Thursday, June 10, 2004 Posted: 12:26 PM EDT (1626 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Saudi Arabian and U.S. authorities are investigating an alleged plot by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to assassinate the ruler of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Abdullah, according to law enforcement authorities in both countries.
Investigators are following up on information from two prisoners -- an American Muslim leader in jail in Virginia and a Libyan intelligence officer held in Saudi Arabia, the authorities said.
Abdurahman Alamoudi, the U.S. prisoner, has told investigators he met with Gadhafi in June and August of 2003 to discuss details of the assassination plot, the sources said.
As a revolutionary who overthrew the Libyan monarchy, Gadhafi is said to regard the Saudi monarchy with contempt. The crown prince is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia.
This story was first reported in The New York Times.
The sources warned that it is not clear how serious or consistent the Libyan leader may have been about trying to have the crown prince killed, but if the evidence bears out, it could have a major impact on the U.S.-Libyan relationship.
That relationship has been improving rapidly since Gadhafi pledged to rid his country of weapons of mass destruction and invited U.S. and British experts in to supervise the process.
From (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/10/libya.saudi/index.html)