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The CIA refused to comment Monday, saying the matter was under
investigation. The bodies of the seven CIA employees were flown to
Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to a private ceremony attended
by CIA Director Leon Panetta, other agency and national security
officials, and friends and family.
A Jordanian official who did not want to be identified said bin Zeid
"was killed on Wednesday in the line of duty as he was taking part in
a humanitarian mission carried out by the Jordan Armed Forces in
Afghanistan."
The attack was "a huge blow, symbolically and tactically," because it
eliminated such a large number of CIA officers, who can require
years to become ingrained in the region, said Reva Bhalla, director
of analysis for STRATFOR -- an international intelligence company.
In addition, the attack showed the ability of the Taliban to penetrate
perhaps the most difficult of targets -- a CIA base, she said.
Former CIA official Robert Richer called it "the greatest loss of life
for the Central Intelligence Agency since the Beirut Embassy
bombing" in 1983, which killed eight agents.
The attack killed Sadiq Noor, a teacher; his 9-year-old son; and
three people from outside the country, according to the sources,
who said the missiles were believed to have been fired by an
unmanned drone. There was no immediate U.S. confirmation of the
missile attack.
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