Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:55am on 13 Sep 2026,Sunday India Global
Newly declassified CIA presidential intelligence briefs have revealed that India was among several countries Osama bin Laden had considered targeting before the September 11, 2001 attacks. The CIA released more than 70 intelligence documents, covering the period from 1998 to 2001, to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11. A 1998 brief said bin Laden wanted to launch attacks against countries including India, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Uganda. The documents also show repeated warnings to U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush about al-Qaeda’s plans to attack American targets. (PC: NDTV)
