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FBI Releases Names of Hijackers it Says Carried Out Tuesday's Attacks

Published September 14th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday released the names of 19 individuals it said carried out Tuesday's suicide air attacks on US targets in New York and Washington. 

The agency said that while all are presumed dead, anyone with information on the 19 should contact an FBI field office. Of the 19, according to the FBI, seven are thought to have been pilots. 

The following is the list, organized according to each of four operations, released here by the FBI. It includes their possible residences in the United States and in some cases dates of birth used. 

 

American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757 that departed Washington's Dulles Airport and crashed into the Pentagon: 

-- Khalid Al-Midhar, whose possible residences included Los Angeles and New York City 

-- Maged Moqed, no further information available 

-- Nawaq Alhamzi, Fort Lee, New Jersey; Wayne, New Jersey; Los Angeles 

-- Salem Alhamzi, Fort Lee, New Jersey; Wayne, New Jersey 

-- Hani Hanjour, Phoenix, Arizona; San Diego, California. Believed to be a pilot. 

 

American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 that left Boston for Los Angeles and soon afterwards slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York: 

-- Satam Al Suqami, used June 28, 1976 as date of birth, last known address United Arab Emirates 

-- Waleed M. Alshehri, birth years used include 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979; possible residences listed as Hollywood, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Daytona Beach, Florida; believed to be a pilot 

-- Wail Alshehri, July 31, 1973 used as date of birth, Hollywood, Florida and Newton, Massachusetts, believed to be a pilot. 

-- Mohamed Atta, September 1, 1968 used as date of birth, Hollywood, Florida; Coral Springs, Florida; Hamburg, Germany; believed to be a pilot 

-- Abdulaziz Alomari, December 24, 1972 and May 28, 1979 used as dates of birth, Hollywood, Florida, believed to be a pilot. 

 

United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767 that left Boston for Los Angeles and later crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center 

-- Marwan Al-Shehhi, used May 9, 1978 as date of birth, Hollywood, Florida, believed to be a pilot 

-- Fayez Ahmed, Delray Beach, Florida 

-- Ahmed Alghamdi, Delray Beach, Florida 

-- Hamza Alghamdi, Delray Beach, Florida 

-- Mohald Alshehri, Delray Beach, Florida 

 

United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 that left Newark, New Jersey for San Francisco and went down in Stony Creek Township, Pennsylvania 

-- Saeed Alghamdi, Delray Beach, Florida 

-- Ahmed Alhaznawi, used October 11, 1980 as date of birth, Delray Beach, Florida 

-- Ahmed Alnami, Delray Beach, Florida 

-- Ziad Jarrahi, believed to be a pilot -- WASHINGTON (AFP)

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