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Twenty-five years after the September 11 terror attacks, the identities and roles of the 19 al-Qaeda members who hijacked four passenger aircraft remain central to the historical record of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
On September 11, 2001, the attack was carried out by 19 members of the Al-Qaeda group led by Osama bin Laden, killing 2,977 people, including all 19 terrorists.
The 19 Al-Qaeda members hijacked four planes. Two were crashed into the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower at 8:46 a.m. ET, while United Airlines Flight 175 hit the South Tower at 9:03 a.m.
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A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, smashed into the west side of the Pentagon (the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense in Virginia) at 9:37 a.m.
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The fourth aircraft, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in a field in southern Pennsylvania after passengers and crew fought hijackers to prevent it from hitting its target in Washington, either the U.S. Capitol or the White House.
The 9/11 attacks killed more than 2,600 people at the World Trade Center, while 125 were killed at the Pentagon; 265 people—passengers, crew and the hijackers—died on the planes, according to the FBI.
Below is a closer look at the 19 hijackers in the 9/11 attacks. All data below is sourced from the Central Intelligence Agency.
Hijackers on American Airlines Flight 11
Name: Muhammed Muhammed el-Amir Awad al-Sayed Atta (pilot of the plane)
- Date arrived in the U.S.: June 3, 2000
- Arrival city: Newark, New Jersey
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 33
Name: Abd al-Aziz Abdal-Rahman Muhammed al-Umari
- Date arrived in the U.S.: June 29, 2001
- Arrival city: New York, New York
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: New Jersey/Florida
- Age: 22
Name: Ustam bin Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Saqami
- Date arrived in the U.S.: April 23, 2001
- Arrival City: Orlando, Florida
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 25
Name: Wail Muhammad Abdallah al-Shehri
- Date arrived in the U.S.: June 8, 2001
- Arrival city: Miami, Florida
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 28
Name: Walid Muhammad Abdallah al-Shehri
- Date arrived in the U.S.: April 23, 2001
- Arrival city: Orlando, Florida
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 22
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Hijackers on United Airlines Flight 175
Name: Marwan Yousef Muhammed Rashid Lekrab al-Shehhi (pilot of the plane)
- Date arrived in the U.S.: May 27, 2000
- Arrival city: Newark, New Jersey
- Nationality: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 23
Name: Ahmad Salih Said al-Kurshi al-Ghamdi
- Date arrived in the U.S.: May 2, 2001
- Arrival city: Dulles, Virginia
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: New Jersey/Florida
- Age: 22
Name: Ahmad Banihammad
- Date arrived in the U.S.: June 27, 2001
- Arrival city: Orlando, Florida
- Nationality: UAE
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 24
Name: Hamza Salih Ahmad al-Hamid al-Ghamdi
- Date arrived in the U.S.: May 28, 2001
- Arrival city: Miami, Florida
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 20
Name: Mahanid Muhammad Fayiz al-Shehri
- Date arrived in the U.S.: May 28, 2001
- Arrival city: Miami, Florida
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 22
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Hijackers on American Airlines Flight 77
Name: Hani Salih Hasan Hanjur (pilot of the plane)
- Date arrived in the U.S.: December 8, 2000
- Arrival city: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: Arizona/New Jersey/Maryland
- Age: 29
Hanjur's date of arrival in the U.S. listed above "represents entry we believe is related to 11 September attacks, but Hanjur, unlike the other suspected hijackers, had traveled in and out of the US since 1991," the CIA noted.
Name: Khalid bin Muhammed bin Abdallah al-Mihdhar
- Date Arrived in the U.S.: January 15, 2000
- Arrival city: Los Angeles, California
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: California/ New Jersey/Maryland
- Age: 26
Name: Majid Muqid Mushan bin Ghanim
- Date arrived in the U.S.: May 2, 2001
- Arrival city: Dulles, Virginia
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence in U.S.: New Jersey/ Maryland
- Age: 24
Name: Nawaf bin Muhammad Salim al-Hazmi
- Date arrived in the U.S.: January 15, 2000
- Arrival city in the U.S.: Los Angeles, California
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: California/ Arizona/New Jersey/Maryland
- Age: 25
Name: Salim Muhammad Salim al-Hazmi
- Date arrived in the U.S.: June 29, 2001
- Arrival city: New York, New York
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: New Jersey/Maryland
- Age: 20
Hijackers on United Flight 93
Name: Ziad Samir Jarrah (pilot of the plane)
- Date arrived in the U.S.: June 27, 2000
- Arrival city: Newark, New Jersey
- Nationality: Lebanese
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 26
Name: Ahmad Abdullah Abd al-Rahman al-Nami
- Date arrived in the U.S: May 28, 2001
- Arrival city: Miami, Florida
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 23
Name: Ahmad Ibrahim Ali al-Haznawi
- Date Arrived in the U.S.: June 8, 2001
- Arrival city: Miami, Florida
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 20
Name: Said Abdalah Ali Sulayman al-Ghamdi
- Date arrived in the U.S.: June 27, 2001
- Arrival city: Orlando, Florida
- Nationality: Saudi
- Residence: Florida
- Age: 21
Where Were the 9/11 Hijackers From?
Based on the list, most of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. Fifteen were Saudi nationals, two were from the United Arab Emirates, one was Egyptian and one was Lebanese.
Contact Newsweek editors on this story: James Rushton and Dave Siminoff.
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