Mir Aimal Kansi

Aimal Kansi
An undated mugshot of Kansi on death row
Born10 February or 22 October 1964
Died14 November 2002 (aged 38)
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
NationalityPakistani
Known forPerpetrator of the 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters
Criminal statusExecuted
MotiveFrustration with U.S. foreign policy in Muslim countries
Conviction(s)Capital murder
First degree murder
Malicious wounding (3 counts)
Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony (5 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Date25 January 1993
Location(s)Langley, Virginia
KilledLansing H. Bennett, 66
Frank Darling, 28
Injured3

Aimal Kansi (born 10 February or 22 October 1964 – 14 November 2002)[1][2] was a Pakistani national who was convicted of the 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. In the incident, Kansi shot and killed two CIA employees and wounded three others. He soon fled to Kandahar, Afghanistan, which later became a Taliban stronghold, and went into hiding for four years. While in Pakistan, he was caught and arrested by the FBI with help from Pakistani police forces. After being returned to the U.S., he was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. He was executed by lethal injection in 2002.[3][4]

  1. ^ "2002". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "CNN.com - Pakistani man executed for CIA killings - Nov. 15, 2002". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Mir Aimal Kasi #807". www.clarkprosecutor.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Pakistani Executed for 1993 CIA Rampage". Fox News. 25 March 2015.