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Al-Qaeda. (1990s–2001) Known for. Ringleader of the 9/11 attacks as the hijacker - pilot of American Airlines Flight 11. Height. 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta ( Arabic: محمد محمد الأمير عوض السيد عطا; 1 September 1968 – 11 September 2001) was an Egyptian terrorist hijacker for al-Qaeda.
May 7, 2024 · Mohammed Atta was an Egyptian militant Islamist and al-Qaeda operative who helped plot and lead the September 11 attacks. He led the team of hijackers who took control of American Airlines flight 11 and flew it into the north tower of New York City’s World Trade Center.
Apr 2, 2014 · Mohamed Atta was an Egyptian-born terrorist who studied in Egypt and Germany before joining al Qaeda. He is believed to have flown the first plane that hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, killing himself and hundreds of others.
Aug 25, 2021 · In this series, Newsweek maps the road to 9/11 as it happened 20 years ago, day by day. The date for the planes operation is set. At 2:12 p.m. on August 25, Mohammed Atta logged into his ...
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Learn about Mohamed Atta, the operational leader of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks and the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11. Find out his background, education, associates, and role in the deadliest terrorist plot on American soil.
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Oct 10, 2001 · Mohamed Atta's path to Sept 11, pieced together from interviews with people who knew him across 33 years and three continents, was quiet and methodical evolution of resentment that somehow...
Learn about the life and background of Mohamed Atta, the ringleader of the Sept. 11 plot who piloted the first plane into the World Trade Center. Find out how he became radicalized, moved to Germany, and joined Al Qaeda.
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