Mohamed Atta
Mohamed Atta | |
|---|---|
محمد عطا | |
 Atta in May 2001 | |
| Born | Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta 1 September 1968 Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt |
| Died | 11 September 2001 (aged 33) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by plane crash (September 11 attacks) |
| Alma mater | Cairo University Hamburg University of Technology |
| Organization(s) | Al-Qaeda Hamburg cell (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) |
| Allegiance | al-Qaeda |
| Motive | Motives for the September 11 attacks |
| Partner(s) | Abdulaziz al-Omari, Wail al-Shehri, Waleed al-Shehri and Satam al-Suqami |
| Details | |
| Date | 08:46 A.M. (EDT) |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | New York |
| Target(s) | 1 World Trade Center |
| Killed | ~1,692 (including the 92 victims of AA 11) |
| Injured | 6,000–25,000 |
| Weapons | Boeing 767-223ER |
Mohamed Atta (Arabic: محمد عطا; September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian associate of al-Qaeda[1][2] and one of the leaders of the nineteen hijackers who carried out the September 11 attacks. He personally participated in the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11, the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks.[3]
References
- ↑ Richard Bernstein: On Path to the U.S. Skies, Plot Leader Met bin Laden. The New York Times, 2002-09-10
- ↑ Yosri Fouda: Chilling message of the 9/11 plots. The Sunday Times, 2006-10-1
- ↑ "The FBI releases 19 photographs of individuals believed to be the hijackers of the four airliners that crashed on September 11, 01" (Press release). Federal Bureau of Investigation. September 27, 2001. Archived from the original on October 1, 2001. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
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