Complete the sentence about Abqaiq with the correct year: Abqaiq was the site of a terrorist attack attempt by al-Qaeda on 24 February ______, targeting the oil processing facility.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 2006
Abqaiq was the site of an attempted terrorist attack by al-Qaeda on 24 February 2006, aimed at the oil processing plant. It failed.
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