5/31/1996

On May 31, 1996, “The four Saudi men accused of bombing the Saudi National Guard training center in Riyadh [on November 13, 1995] are beheaded in Riyadh’s main square. Before their execution, they are coerced by the Saudi’s into a public confession. In the confession, they claim to have read bin Laden communiqués.”

 – “Hunting Bin Laden; Who is Bin Laden & What Does He Want? A Chronology of His Political Life,” PBS Frontline, accessed on April 24, 2018