Ahmed al-Ghamdi
Ahmed al-Ghamdi | |
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أحمد الغامدي | |
Born | Ahmed Salah Sa'id al-Ghamdi 2 July 1979 |
Died | 11 September 2001 | (aged 22)
Cause of death | Suicide by plane crash (September 11 attacks) |
Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Relatives | Hamza al-Ghamdi (brother) |
Ahmed Salah Sa'id al-Ghamdi (
Ahmed Al-Ghamdi was born in Saudi Arabia in 1979. He dropped out of school to fight in Chechnya and was probably sent to train in al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan where he would be chosen by Osama bin Laden to participate in the terrorist attacks in America.
He arrived in the United States in May 2001 on a tourist visa and helped plan out how the attacks would take place. On 11 September 2001, he boarded
Early activities
An
Known as al-Jaraah al-Ghamdi during the preparations, the only one of the hijackers to use a variation on his own name,[3] al-Ghamdi quit school to fight in Chechnya against the Russians in 2000, and received a US Visa on 3 September of that year. In November, both he and Salem al-Hazmi flew to Beirut, though on separate flights and at different times. Al-Ghamdi flew on the same flight as a senior Hezbollah operative, although the 9/11 Commission could find no evidence that either knew the other. His family claims to have last seen him in December.
In March 2001, al-Ghamdi is reported to have met with a Jordanian in Connecticut who has been charged with providing false identification to at least 50 illegal aliens. Hijackers Majed Moqed, Hani Hanjour, and Nawaf al-Hazmi are reported to have met with him at the same time.[4][5] Inexplicably, this is more than a month before al-Ghamdi first arrived in the United States, according to the FBI and the 9/11 Commission.
On 2 May, al-Ghamdi moved from White Bear, Minnesota and arrived in Pensacola, Florida with fellow-hijacker Majed Moqed, on a
He called his parents in July 2001, but did not mention being in the United States.
Attacks
His brother Hamza al-Ghamdi purchased Ghamdi's ticket online for United Airlines Flight 175 on 29 or 30 August, after buying his own. He listed a Mail Boxes Etc. address for Ahmed al-Ghamdi.
The brothers stayed at the Charles Hotel in
On the morning of 11 September 2001, Ahmed al-Ghamdi left the hotel with his brother, the two of them sharing a
See also
References
- ^ "Ahmed al-Ghamdi". www.globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ a b Videotape of recorded will of Abdulaziz al-Omari and others
- ^ Associated Press March 6, 2002. "Four Hijackers Stayed at CT Motel"
- ^ Mitchell, Derek; Paul Thompson. "Mid-March 2001: Hijackers Meet with ID Forger". Complete 911 Timeline. Cooperative Research. Archived from the original on 2 October 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2006.
- ^ Mueller, Robert S., III (09/26/02). Statement for the Record, Joint Investigation Into September 11th: Closed Hearing.
- Boston Globe. Archivedfrom the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2006.
External links
- 9/11 Commission Report (archived 7 August 2010)
- news.bbc.co.uk