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By exploding the oil tanker in Yemen, the holy warriors hit the umbilical cord and lifeline of the crusader community, reminding the enemy of the heavy cost of blood and the gravity of losses they will pay as a price for their continued aggression on our community and looting of our
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until 2003. The 332-metre (1,089 ft) ship carried
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608:for scrap at Chittagong, Bangladesh on 1 May 2018.
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391:(NT) of 108,708 tons. The ship was powered by a
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805:"Dubai Drydocks continues its drive forward"
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747:"International Terrorism: The Threat"
457:. While she was 3 km off the port of
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688:Savage, Charles (20 February 2014).
1237:Terrorist incidents in Asia in 2002
1177:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2002
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777:"Al-Qaeda fugitive killed in Yemen"
371:and 320.3 m (1,050.9 ft)
335:where she was repaired and renamed
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967:Yemen ship attack 'was terrorism'
937:"Hunt on for Yemeni jailbreakers"
831:"Company Profile: Dubai Drydocks"
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425:on 24 May 1999 and the ship was
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243:320.3 m (1,050.9 ft)
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