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Abdullah Azzam Brigades: Al Qaeda’s new strike on the global oil supply

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An explosion on an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf last week has been determined to have been an act of terror, the United Arab Emirates said today, an ominous development that signals that al Qaeda may be threatening the oil industry’s most heavily traveled shipping lane.

An investigation by the UAE Coast Guard determined that the Japanese vessel M. Star was likely hit by a small boat laden with homemade explosives. The blast injured one crewman and left a dent in the ship’s starboard side.

The massive ship, which was carrying 270,000 tons of oil to Japan, continued its journey and wasn’t even sure it had been attacked.

This week an obscure Al Qaeda-linked group known as the Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack and released a picture of the suicide attacker, according to IntelCenter, a private group that monitors terrorist activities.

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