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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.
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
Apr 2, 2014 · Atta is believed to have been the pilot of the plane when it crashed into the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m., killing everyone on board. Atta's plane had struck...
Aug 12, 2021 · Atta's journey to radicalism began in 1996 when, during the Israel invasion of southern Lebanon, civilians were accidently killed inside a U.N. compound at a small village named...
- William M. Arkin
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.
Sep 9, 2011 · Mohammed Atta was the leader of the Sept. 11 hijackers. After a last-minute change of plans, Atta arrived in Afghanistan just as Osama bin Laden had approved the plot.
Oct 8, 2001 · Which still doesn’t explain what happened to Mohamed Atta. “Let each find his blade for the prey to be slaughtered,” reads a passage of the letter found in Atta’s luggage. How Atta found ...
