Query: hijackers in the September 11 attacks

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20th hijacker <=SEP=> The 20th hijacker is a possible additional terrorist in the September 11 attacks of 2001, who, for whatever reason, was not able to participate. The 20th hijacker may not have been present at the actual attack but planning and leading up to the event; the terrorist was very much involved. Working behind the scenes to provide a successful attack on the Americans.

9/11 Truth movement <=SEP=> Adherents of the 9/11 Truth movement are conspiracy theorists who dispute the mainstream account of the September 11 attacks of 2001. The "truthers", as they are called, sometimes pejoratively, dispute the commonly accepted account that Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners, crashed them into the Pentagon and New York's Twin Towers, whereupon the crashes led to the collapse of the Twin Towers.

9/11 conspiracy theories <=SEP=> 9/11 conspiracy theories attribute the planning and execution of the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States to parties other than, or in addition to, al-Qaeda or claim there was advance knowledge of the attacks among high-level government officials. Government investigations and independent reviews have found no evidence for the theories.

Abdelghani Mzoudi <=SEP=> Abdelghani Mzoudi (About this sound pronunction  ahb-dehl-GAH-nee ZAH-OH-dee Arabic: عبد الغني مزودي‎, also transliterated as Abdul Ghani Mzoudi) (born December 6, 1972 in Marrakech, Morocco) was an alleged member of al-Qaeda and an associate of Mohamed Atta, the ringleader of the September 11 attacks who also served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11.

Abdulaziz al-Omari <=SEP=> Abdulaziz al-Omari (Arabic: عبد العزيز العمري‎, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-ʿUmarī, also transliterated as Alomari or al-Umari; May 28, 1979 – September 11, 2001) was a Saudi airport security guard and Imam, best known for being one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11 attacks.Omari arrived in the United States in June 2001, on a tourist visa, obtained through the Visa Express program.

Abdussattar Shaikh <=SEP=> Abdussattar Shaikh' (ar عبد الستار شيخ) was an asset of the FBI’s San Diego Field Office from May 14, 1994 to July 2003, who was called "The FBI's Best Chance to Uncover September 11th Before it Happened" by the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001.In 2000, two of the hijackers in the September 11 attacks, Nawaf Alhazmi and Khalid Almihdhar, moved in with Shaikh in Lemon Grove, California.

Adnan Bukhari <=SEP=> A Saudi flight engineer, Adnan Zakaria Bukhari (Arabic: عدنان زكريا بخاري‎, ʿAdnān Zakariyā al-Bukhārī) was initially reported by CNN to be one of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11, 2001, attacks – his name was even said to have been on the flight manifest.

Ahmed al-Ghamdi <=SEP=> Ahmed Salah Said al-Ghamdi (Arabic: احمد صلاة سعيد الغامدي‎, Aḥmad Ṣalāt Sa‘īd al-Ghāmdī, also transliterated as Alghamdi) (July 2, 1979  – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 attacks.Ghamdi was born in Saudi Arabia in 1979.

Ahmed al-Haznawi <=SEP=> Ahmed Ibrahim al-Haznawi (Arabic: احمد ابراهيم الحزناوي‎, Aḥmad Ibrāhīm al-Ḥaznāwī) (October 11, 1980 – September 11, 2001) was one of four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks.He left his family to fight in Chechnya in 2000 but was probably sent to training camps in Afghanistan. It was there he was chosen to participate in the 9/11 attacks.

Ahmed al-Nami <=SEP=> Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Nami (Arabic: أحمد بن عبد الله النعمي, Aḥmad bin ‘Abdullāh an-Nāmī; also transliterated as Alnami; August 17, 1977 – September 11, 2001) was one of four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks. Born in Saudi Arabia, Nami had served as a muezzin and was a college student.

Aircraft hijacking <=SEP=> Aircraft hijacking (also known as air piracy or aircraft piracy, especially within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, and informally as skyjacking) is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group. In most cases, the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers. Occasionally, however, the hijackers have flown the aircraft themselves, such as the September 11 attacks of 2001.

Airport security repercussions due to the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> After the September 11 attacks, questions were raised regarding the effectiveness of airport security at the time, as all 19 hijackers involved in 9/11 managed to pass existing checkpoints and board the airplanes without incident. In the months and years following September 11, 2001, security at many airports worldwide was escalated to deter similar terrorist plots.

Ameer Bukhari <=SEP=> Ameer Abbas Bukhari (امیر عباس البخاری, Āmīr ʿAbbās al-Bukhārī) was initially reported by CNN to be one of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11, 2001, attacks, and was mistakenly referenced as being the brother of Adnan Bukhari – another man wrongfully accused of being one of the hijackers.

American Airlines Flight 11 <=SEP=> American Airlines Flight 11 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda members on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. One, Mohamed Atta, deliberately crashed it into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing all 92 people aboard and an unknown number in the building's impact zone.

American Airlines Flight 77 <=SEP=> American Airlines Flight 77 was a scheduled American Airlines domestic transcontinental passenger flight from Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. The Boeing 757-223 aircraft serving the flight was hijacked by five men affiliated with al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.

Betty Ong <=SEP=> Betty Ann Ong (traditional Chinese: 鄧月薇; simplified Chinese: 邓月薇; pinyin: Dèng Yuèwēi; February 5, 1956 – September 11, 2001) was an American flight attendant onboard American Airlines Flight 11 when it was hijacked and flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, as part of the September 11 attacks.

Bill Biggart <=SEP=> William G.

Casualties of the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> During the September 11 attacks, 2,996 people were killed: 2,977 victims and 19 of the perpetrators.

Collapse of the World Trade Center <=SEP=> The towers of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001, as a result of the Twin Towers being struck by jet airliners hijacked by terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda during the September 11 attacks. Two of the four hijacked airliners crashed into the Twin Towers, one into the North Tower (1 World Trade Center) and the other into the South Tower (2 World Trade Center).

Communication during the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> Communication problems and successes played an important role in the September 11, 2001 attacks and their aftermath. Systems were variously destroyed or overwhelmed by loads greater than they were designed to carry, or failed to operate as intended or desired.

Detentions following the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> Soon after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States Government began detaining people who fit the profile of the suspected hijackers: mostly male, Arabic or Muslim noncitizens. By late November 2001, more than 1,200 people had been detained and held incommunicado (Without the means or right to communicate).Those opposed of the detentions labeled these detentions "secret", as such detentions are contrary to American democratic principles of openness and freedom.

Dominic Rains <=SEP=> Dominic Rains  is an American actor, best known for his portrayal in independent films such as The Taqwacores (2010) and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).Rains was born in Tehran, Iran, moved to London, England as a small child and then to the United States, where he was raised in Dallas, Texas. He is the brother of actor Ethan Rains. Rains began his acting career starring in the well known TV Movie, Saving Jessica Lynch in 2003.

Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 <=SEP=> Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 is an documentary film that was broadcast on the Sundance Channel.  It was directed by Heidi Dehncke-Fisher and produced by Bruce Kennedy in 2006. The Executive Producer was Hal Gessner of CBS News Productions. Associate Producers included Marisa Karplus and Josh Ravitz.It addressed the health effects on people in the vicinity of the collapsed World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City.

Fayez Banihammad <=SEP=> Fayez Rashid Ahmed Hassan al-Qadi Banihammad (Arabic: فايز راشد احمد حسن القاضي بني حمد‎, Fāyaz Rāshid Aḥmad Ḥassan al-Qāḍī Banī Ḥammad) (March 19, 1977 – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 attacks.Born in the United Arab Emirates, Banihammad left his family to pursue relief work. Using the Visa Express program, Banihammad obtained a U.S. tourist visa.Banihammad arrived in the United States in June 2001.

Hamburg cell <=SEP=> The Hamburg cell (German: Hamburger Zelle) or Hamburg terror cell (German: Hamburger Terrorzelle) was, according to U.S. and German intelligence agencies, a group of radical Islamists based in Hamburg, Germany that included students who eventually came to be key operatives in the 9/11 attacks.

Hamza al-Ghamdi <=SEP=> Hamza al-Ghamdi (Arabic: حمزة الغامدي‎, Ḥamzah al-Ghāmdī, also transliterated as Alghamdi) (November 18, 1980  – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 attacks.Born in Saudi Arabia, Hamza left his family to fight in Chechnya and was probably sent to al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan where he was chosen to participate in the 9/11 attacks.He arrived in the United States in May 2001 on a tourist visa.

Hani Hanjour <=SEP=> Hani Saleh Hasan Hanjour (Arabic: هاني صالح حسن حنجور‎, Hānī Ṣāliḥ Ḥasan Ḥanjūr; August 13, 1972 – September 11, 2001) was the Saudi Arabian hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 77, crashing the plane into the Pentagon as part of the September 11 attacks.Hanjour first came to the United States in 1991, enrolling at the University of Arizona, where he studied English for a few months before returning to Saudi Arabia early the next year.

Hijackers in the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> The hijackers in the September 11 attacks were 19 men affiliated with al-Qaeda. 15 of the 19 were citizens of Saudi Arabia. The others were from the United Arab Emirates (2),  Egypt and Lebanon.

Hijacking Catastrophe <=SEP=> Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire is a 2004 documentary film narrated by Julian Bond and directed by Jeremy Earp and Sut Jhally.

Khalid al-Mihdhar <=SEP=> Khalid Muhammad Abdallah al-Mihdhar (Arabic: خالد المحضار‎, Khālid al-Miḥḍār; also transliterated as Almihdhar) (May 16, 1975 – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77, which was flown into the Pentagon as part of the September 11 attacks.Mihdhar was born in Saudi Arabia and fought in the Bosnian War during the 1990s.

Luftsicherheitsgesetz <=SEP=> The Luftsicherheitsgesetz (German for Aviation Security Act) is a German law created in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks which came into force on 2005-01-15. § 14 (3) would have granted the Bundeswehr permission to use weapons against commercial airliners once their designation as a weapon by hijackers had become apparent. However, the clause was declared unconstitutional by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany on 2006-02-15.

Majed Moqed <=SEP=> A former law student, Majed Mashaan Ghanem Moqed (Arabic: ماجد مشعان موقد‎, Mājad Mashaʼān Mūqad; also transliterated as Moqued) (June 18, 1977  – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 as part of the September 11 attacks.A Saudi, Moqed was studying law at a university in Saudi Arabia before joining Al-Qaeda in 1999 and being chosen to participate in the 9/11 attacks.

Marwan al-Shehhi <=SEP=> Marwan Yousef Mohamed Rashid Lekrab al-Shehhi (Arabic: مروان يوسف محمد رشيد لكراب الشحي‎, Marwān Yūsuf Muḥammad Rashīd Lekrāb ash-Sheḥḥī, also transliterated as Alshehhi; 9 May 1978 – 11 September 2001) was the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 175, crashing the plane into the South Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks.al-Shehhi was a student from the United Arab Emirates who moved to Germany in 1996 and soon became close friends with Mohamed Atta, Ziad Jarrah and Ramzi bin al-Shibh, forming the Hamburg cell.

Mohamed Atta <=SEP=> Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta (Arabic: محمد محمد الأمير عوض السيد عطا‎ Muḥammad Muḥammad al-Amir ‘Awaḍ as-Sayyid ‘Aṭā  [mæˈħæmmæd elʔæˈmiːɾ ˈʕɑwɑdˤ esˈsæj.jed ˈʕɑtˤɑ]; September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the September 11 attacks who served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, crashing the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks.

Mohand al-Shehri <=SEP=> Mohand Muhammed Fayiz al-Shehri (Arabic: مهند الشهري‎, Muhand ash-Shehrī; also transliterated as Alshehri) (August 17, 1979 – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 attacks.A Saudi, Shehri was a former college student who dropped out after failing his courses. He later left his home to fight in Chechnya in 2000, but was probably diverted to Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan.

Motives for the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> The attacks of September 11, 2001 in the northeast United States were an organized terrorist act carried out by 19 hijackers,  and organized by numerous members of al-Qaeda. Motives for the attacks were stated before and after the attacks in several sources, Osama bin Laden's declaration of a holy war against the United States, and a fatwā signed by bin Laden and others calling for the killing of Americans in 1998, are seen by investigators as evidence of his motivation.

Nawaf al-Hazmi <=SEP=> Nawaf Muhammed Salim al-Hazmi (Arabic: نواف الحازمي‎, Nawāf al-Ḥāzmī; also known as Rabia al-Makki) (August 9, 1976 – September 11, 2001) was a Saudi citizen and one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77, which they crashed into the Pentagon as part of the September 11 attacks in the United States.Hazmi and a longtime friend, Khalid al-Mihdhar, left their homes in Saudi Arabia in 1995 to fight for Muslims in the Bosnian War.

Outline of the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the September 11 attacks and their consequences:The September 11 attacks were four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., area on September 11, 2001. On that Tuesday morning, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets.

Patriot Day <=SEP=> In the United States, Patriot Day, observed as the National Day of Service and Remembrance, occurs on September 11 of each year in memory of the 2,977 killed in the 2001 September 11 attacks.

Responsibility for the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> Two weeks after the September 11 attacks, the Federal Bureau of Investigation connected the hijackers to al-Qaeda, a global, decentralized terrorist network. In a number of video, audio, interview and printed statements, senior members of al-Qaeda have also asserted responsibility for organizing the September 11 attacks.  It is believed that Osama Bin Laden, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and Mohammed Atef were the ones who plotted the attacks after meeting together in 1999.

Saeed al-Ghamdi <=SEP=> Saeed Abdallah Ali Sulayman al-Ghamdi (Arabic: سعيد الغامدي‎, Sa‘īd al-Ghāmdī) (November 21, 1979 – September 11, 2001) was one of four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks. Born in Saudi Arabia, Ghamdi left his home to fight in Chechnya after dropping out of college, but was reported to have diverted to Afghanistan to train in an al-Qaeda camp.

Salem al-Hazmi <=SEP=> Salem al-Hazmi (Arabic: سالم الحازمي‎, Sālam al-Ḥāzmī, also transliterated as Alhazmi) (February 2, 1981 – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 as part of the September 11 attacks. A Saudi, Hazmi had a relatively long history with al-Qaeda before being selected for the attacks.

Satam al-Suqami <=SEP=> Satam Muhammed Abdel Rahman al-Suqami (Arabic: سطام السقامي‎, Saṭām as-Suqāmī) (June 28, 1976 – September 11, 2001) was a Saudi law student and one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11 attacks.Suqami had been a law student until he was recruited into al-Qaeda along with Majed Moqed, another hijacker, and traveled to Afghanistan where he would be chosen to participate in the 9/11 attacks. He arrived in the United States in April 2001.

September 11 attacks <=SEP=> The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th, or 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks consisted of suicide attacks used to target symbolic U.S. landmarks.Four passenger airliners—which all departed from airports on the U.S. East Coast bound for California—were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists to be flown into buildings.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church <=SEP=> St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was a Greek Orthodox Church that stood across Liberty Street from the World Trade Center in New York City, USA. It was destroyed in the September 11 attacks in 2001, when the South Tower collapsed. It was the only building not part of the World Trade Center complex to be immediately destroyed by the attacks, although the Deutsche Bank Building and Fiterman Hall were demolished due to severe damage.

The Falling Man <=SEP=> The Falling Man is a photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew of a man falling from the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:41:15 a.m. during the September 11 attacks in New York City.  The subject of the image, whose identity remains uncertain, was one of the people trapped on the upper floors of the skyscraper who either fell searching for safety or jumped to escape the fire and smoke.

Timeline for September following the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> This article summarizes the events in the remaining days of September 2001 following the September 11 attacks which relate to the attacks.  All times, except where otherwise noted, are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), or UTC−04:00.

U.S. military response during the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> On September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked and deliberately crashed. American Airlines Flight 11, departing from Boston, was flown into the North Tower of World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. United Airlines Flight 175, also departing from Boston, was flown into the South Tower at 9:03. American Airlines Flight 77, departing from Washington, was flown into the Pentagon at 9:37.

United Airlines Flight 175 <=SEP=> United Airlines Flight 175 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, California.

United Airlines Flight 93 <=SEP=> United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. It crashed into a field near the Diamond T. Mine in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, near Indian Lake and Shanksville, during an attempt by some of the passengers to regain control, killing all 44 people aboard including the four hijackers. No one on the ground was injured.

Vehicles of the hijackers in the September 11 attacks <=SEP=> Several vehicles were used by the hijackers of the September 11 attacks. Reports by the FBI and other agencies and press accounts provide details of some of these automobiles.

Wail al-Shehri <=SEP=> Wail Mohammed al-Shehri (Arabic: وائل الشهري‎, Wāīl ash-Shehrī; also transliterated as Alshehri) (July 31, 1973 – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, which was hijacked and flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks.Shehri was an elementary school teacher from Khamis Mushait in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia. In early 2000 he traveled to Medina to seek treatment for mental problems.

Waleed al-Shehri <=SEP=> Waleed Mohammed al-Shehri (Arabic: وليد الشهري‎, Walīd ash-Shehrī, also transliterated as Alshehri) (December 20, 1978 – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, which was crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001.Born in Saudi Arabia, Shehri had been a student until he accompanied his mentally ill brother to Medina.

Ziad Jarrah <=SEP=> Ziad Samir Jarrah (Arabic: زياد سمير جراح‎, Ziyād Samīr Ǧarrāḥ; May 11, 1975 – September 11, 2001) was one of the men suspected of perpetrating the September 11 attacks; serving as the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, crashing the plane into a field in a rural area near Shanksville, Pennsylvania—after a passenger uprising—as part of the coordinated attacks.After a wealthy and secularist upbringing, Jarrah moved to Germany in 1996.