Ibrahim al-Asiri
Ibrahim al-Asiri | |
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| Born | April 18 or 19, 1982 |
| Died | 2017 (aged 34–35) |
| Cause of death | Drone strike |
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| Citizenship | Saudi Arabia |
| Known for | al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula bomb-maker |
| Relatives | Abdullah 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. 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.