Portal:Current events/2003 August 18
August 18, 2003 (Monday)
- War on Terrorism: Arab television airs an audio tape allegedly from al Qaeda official Abdel Rahman al-Najdi saying Osama bin Laden and Taliban chief Mullah Omar are alive. The tape advocates Muslims to commit terroristic acts and fight the Coalition forces in Iraq.[1][2][3]
- Terrorists associated with al-Qaida releases a statement in which it claims responsibility for the blackout. The statement says that the group acted on Osama bin Laden's orders.[4][5][6]
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- ^ "ONE News Now | Daily & Breaking New Zealand News from TVNZ". Onenews.nzoom.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-10-09. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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