A n American member of al-Qaeda threatened foreign diplomats and embassies in the Islamic world calling them “spy dens” in the terror network’s latest video released on Sunday.
The 1 hour, 17 minute-long video also featured a computer animated recreation of a March 2006 suicide attack that killed US diplomat David Foy in Karachi, Pakistan and testimony from a man who claimed to be the bomber.
“We shall continue to target you, at home and abroad, just as you target us, at home and abroad, and these spy dens and military command and control centres from which you plotted your aggression against Afghanistan and Iraq,” said Adam Gadahn, also known as Azzan al-Amriki.
The California-born Gadahn was charged with treason in the US last fall and has been wanted since 2004 by the FBI, which is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction. He last appeared in a video in May threatening the United States with an attack worse than September 11, 2001.
The authenticity of the video, which was first carried on the website of terrorism expert Laura Mansfield, could not be independently confirmed but it featured the logo of al-Qaeda’s media production house, as-Sahab.
The US-based SITE Intelligence Group also said it had obtained a copy of the video. Militant web forums have been announcing the imminent arrival of a new video featuring Gadahn for days.
In the video, Gadahn is seen wearing a traditional Arab red-and-white checkered scarf, and he spoke in English with Arabic subtitles. It was not known when his footage was filmed, because he did not describe any recent specific events.
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