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The BBC journo who was shot by terrorists six times - and survived

By Matt Rudd
The Times·
17 mins to read

It’s two decades since the BBC correspondent was shot and paralysed by al-Qaeda gunmen — after dedicating years to understanding the Arab world. He tells Matt Rudd he’s still waiting for justice.

Twenty years ago this week, Frank Gardner was relaxing by the pool at the InterContinental hotel in Riyadh with his cameraman, Simon Cumbers. They had spent the previous week reporting on a series of brutal al-Qaeda attacks in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province and had decided they had everything

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