In 1996, U.S. anti-terrorist investigators learned of an organization called al-Qaeda for the very first time from which one of the following?
- Sudanese informer
- captured Taliban fighter
- Israeli Mossad agent
- released American hostage
Answer
The correct answer is A) Sudanese informer.
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