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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 from al-Qaeda. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, he was the ringleader of the September 11 attacks and served as the hijacker-pilot of American ...
Mohammed Atta (born September 1, 1968, Kafr al-Shaykh, Egypt—died September 11, 2001, New York, New York, U.S.) 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 ...
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 · Mohammed Atta sat in seat 8D in Business Class. Since these were domestic flights, there was no particular means at the time for the intelligence community to receive a tip-off of a reservation.
- William M. Arkin
Mohamed Atta was the operational leader of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks and the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11. He was born in Egypt, raised in Germany, and selected by Osama bin Laden to organize and lead the attacks in the United States. Learn about his background, ideologies, associations, and legacy.
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Mohamed Atta was the leader of the Sept. 11 attacks and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He was born in Egypt, studied architecture in Cairo, and worked in Germany before joining Al Qaeda. Learn more about his life, background, and activities from this FRONTLINE report.
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 took ...
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