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Saudi Assassination Squelched — SID Employee Receives FBI Award

SUMMARY

An NSA agent received an award for “Outstanding Counterterrorism Investigation.” The NSA and FBI used intercepted communications and the “Follow the People” travel tracking program to verify information from interviews conducted by the Saudi Security Service. The agencies’ work “prevented the assassination” of the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah. 

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Aug 05, 2005

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

Mar 01, 2018

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Saudi Arabia