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FBI undercover asset Emad Salem with the Blind Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, leader of the first al-Qaeda terror cell on U.S. soil. Salem, who has military experience and martial-arts expertise, gained the trust of the terror cell’s leader and became his bodyguard.

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This Man Helped Thwart the Biggest Terror Attack That Almost Happened

Emad Salem, an Egyptian immigrant who went undercover with terrorists, helped prevent the bombing of multiple New York City landmarks.

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