CIA: QADDAFI WOUNDED IN DECEMBER SHOOTING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000505250079-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 2, 2010
• Sequence Number: 79
• Publication Date: March 1, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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ARTICLE APPEARED
ON FACTS, ; CHRISTIAN SCIENCE i;ONITOR
1 March 1982
The news-briefly
CIA:i Qaddafi wounded:
in December shooting
Washington
The CIA has confirmed reports that
Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi was
slightly. wounded in an assassination :.~
attempt-two months'ago. the Wash-.,
ington.Post reported.
The report said the assassination
attempt was carried out by some
members of Qaddafi's army. There is
no evidence the plotters received any
external support from any foreign
country, the newpaper said. Quoting a
"well placed source," the newspaper
said US intelligence has,had informa
,said
for several months that Israel
would like to see Qaddafi killed.
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