According to the AP, al-Masri and bin Laden had initially suggested the US Incirlik Air Base in southeast Turkey and Israeli ships in the southern port of Mersin as targets for the attacks, but dropped those plans due to tight security at the sites.
Prema pisanju tiskovne agencije AP, al-Masri i bin Laden predložili su za prve mete napada američku zrakoplovnu bazu u Incirliku na jugoistoku Turske i izraelske brodove u južnoj luci Mersin, ali se od tih planova odustalo zbog oštrih sigurnosnih mjera na tim lokacijama.