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There were 19 hijackers in the [[September 11 attacks]], part of an [[Islam|Islamic]] [[terrorist|terrorism]] group called [[Al-Qaeda]]. The 19 hijackers [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] four [[Fixed-wing aircraft|aircraft]]; [[American Airlines Flight 11]] had five hijackers and crashed into the North Tower of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]], [[United Airlines Flight 175]] had five hijackers and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, [[American Airlines Flight 77]] had five hijackers and crashed into the [[Pentagon]], and [[United Airlines Flight 93]] had four hijackers and crashed outside of [[Shanksville, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="cia.gov">[https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony/2002/DCI_18_June_testimony_new.pdf "DCI Testimony Before the Joint Inquiry into Terrorist Attacks Against the United States"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324195110/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony/2002/DCI_18_June_testimony_new.pdf |date=2010-03-24 }}, June 18, 2002.</ref>
There were 19 hijackers in the [[September 11 attacks]], part of an [[Islamist]] [[terrorist]] group called [[al-Qaeda]]. The 19 hijackers [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] four [[Fixed-wing aircraft|aircraft]]; [[American Airlines Flight 11]] had five hijackers and was flown into the North Tower of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]], [[United Airlines Flight 175]] had five hijackers and was flown into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, [[American Airlines Flight 77]] had five hijackers and was flown into [[The Pentagon]], and [[United Airlines Flight 93]] had four hijackers and crashed outside of [[Shanksville, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="cia.gov">[https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony/2002/DCI_18_June_testimony_new.pdf "DCI Testimony Before the Joint Inquiry into Terrorist Attacks Against the United States"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324195110/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony/2002/DCI_18_June_testimony_new.pdf |date=2010-03-24 }}, June 18, 2002.</ref>


==Chosen==
==Chosen==
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| [[Abdulaziz al-Omari]]
| Abdulaziz al-Omari
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| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center" |{{flagu|Saudi Arabia}}
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center" |{{flagu|Saudi Arabia}}
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| [[Wail al-Shehri]]
| Wail al-Shehri
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| [[Waleed al-Shehri]]
| Waleed al-Shehri
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| [[Satam al-Suqami]]
| Satam al-Suqami
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| rowspan="5" |[[United Airlines Flight 175]]
| rowspan="5" |[[United Airlines Flight 175]]
| '''[[Marwan al-Shehhi]]'''
| '''Marwan al-Shehhi'''
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| rowspan="2" |{{flagu|UAE}}
| rowspan="2" |{{flagu|UAE}}
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| [[Fayez Banihammad]]
| Fayez Banihammad
| 24
| 24
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| [[Mohand al-Shehri]]
| Mohand al-Shehri
| 22
| 22
| rowspan="8" style="text-align: center" |{{flagu|Saudi Arabia}}
| rowspan="8" style="text-align: center" |{{flagu|Saudi Arabia}}
|-
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| [[Hamza al-Ghamdi]]
| Hamza al-Ghamdi
| 20
| 20
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| [[Ahmed al-Ghamdi]]
| Ahmed al-Ghamdi
| 22
| 22
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| rowspan="5" |[[American Airlines Flight 77]]
| rowspan="5" |[[American Airlines Flight 77]]
| '''[[Hani Hanjour]]'''
| '''Hani Hanjour'''
| 29
| 29
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| [[Khalid al-Mihdhar]]
| Khalid al-Mihdhar
| 26
| 26
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| [[Majed Moqed]]
| Majed Moqed
| 24
| 24
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| [[Nawaf al-Hazmi]]
| Nawaf al-Hazmi
| 25
| 25
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| [[Salem al-Hazmi]]
| Salem al-Hazmi
| 20
| 20
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| rowspan="4" |[[United Airlines Flight 93]]
| rowspan="4" |[[United Airlines Flight 93]]
| '''[[Ziad Jarrah]]'''
| '''Ziad Jarrah'''
| 26
| 26
|{{flagu|Lebanon}}
|{{flagu|Lebanon}}
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| [[Ahmed al-Haznawi]]
| Ahmed al-Haznawi
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| 20
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center" |{{flagu|Saudi Arabia}}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center" |{{flagu|Saudi Arabia}}
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| [[Ahmed al-Nami]]
| Ahmed al-Nami
| 24
| 24
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| [[Saeed al-Ghamdi]]
| Saeed al-Ghamdi
| 21
| 21
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 5 July 2024

There were 19 hijackers in the September 11 attacks, part of an Islamist terrorist group called al-Qaeda. The 19 hijackers hijacked four aircraft; American Airlines Flight 11 had five hijackers and was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, United Airlines Flight 175 had five hijackers and was flown into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, American Airlines Flight 77 had five hijackers and was flown into The Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 had four hijackers and crashed outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.[1]

Chosen[change | change source]

Mohamed Atta was the leader of the hijackers, and helped carry out the attacks. (Pilot-hijackers in bold)

Flight Name Age Nationality
American Airlines Flight 11 Mohamed Atta 33  Egypt
Abdulaziz al-Omari 22  Saudi Arabia
Wail al-Shehri 28
Waleed al-Shehri 22
Satam al-Suqami 25
United Airlines Flight 175 Marwan al-Shehhi 23  UAE
Fayez Banihammad 24
Mohand al-Shehri 22  Saudi Arabia
Hamza al-Ghamdi 20
Ahmed al-Ghamdi 22
American Airlines Flight 77 Hani Hanjour 29
Khalid al-Mihdhar 26
Majed Moqed 24
Nawaf al-Hazmi 25
Salem al-Hazmi 20
United Airlines Flight 93 Ziad Jarrah 26  Lebanon
Ahmed al-Haznawi 20  Saudi Arabia
Ahmed al-Nami 24
Saeed al-Ghamdi 21

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "DCI Testimony Before the Joint Inquiry into Terrorist Attacks Against the United States" Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, June 18, 2002.
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