Ibrahim al-Asiri

Ibrahim al-Asiri
BornApril 18 or 19, 1982
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Died2017 (aged 34–35)
Yemen
Cause of deathDrone strike
Other names
  • Abu Saleh
  • Khalid Ibrahim Al Aseery
  • Khaled Ibrahim Ahmad Al-Sunbul Al-Assiri
CitizenshipSaudi Arabia
Known foral-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula bomb-maker
RelativesAbdullah al-Asiri (younger brother)

Ibrahim Hassan Tali al-Asiri (Arabic: ابراهيم حسن طالي العسيري; April 18 or 19, 1982 – 2017) was a citizen of Saudi Arabia suspected of being chief bomb-maker of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.[1] He was reported to have been responsible for making the bombs used by his brother Abdullah al-Asiri in his suicide bombing, the 2009 Christmas Day bomb plot, the 2010 cargo plane bomb plot, and the May 8th 2012 Terror Plot.[2]

  1. ^ Abdullah Al-Oreifij (September 1, 2009). "Suicide bomber named". Saudi Gazette. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  2. ^ Daniel Klaidman, Christopher Dickey (2012-05-14). "Ibrahim al-Asiri: The Body Bomb Menace". Daily Beast. Retrieved 2012-05-14. mirror