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    SAEED ALGHAMDIUNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93BOEING 757

    8:01 AM LEFT GATE, TOOK OFF FROM NEWARK AT 8:42 AM FOR SANFRANCISCO

    CRASHED IN STONY CREEK TWP (SOMERSET COUNTY), PA, AT 10:02AMPrepared by: Investigative Services Division

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    Flight/Seat: U A #93,3D (Source: Boarding Pass)

    Date of Birth: 11/21/1979 (associated with Saudi Passport #C573895) (265A-NY-280350 SUB A:16)

    Place of Birth: Saudi Arabia (265A-NY-280350, SUBA:16)

    Citizenship: Saudi Arabian

    Florida ID Card:

    Height:

    FL A-425-780-79-421-0, issued on July 10,2001 to SAEEDA L G H A M D I (DOB 11/21/79); Address listed as 755 Dotterel Road,Apartment 1504, Delray Beach, Florida, listing his height as5'9" (9/13/2001, NK)5' 9" (on DL, FL A-425-780-79-421-0) (9/13/2001, NK)

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    A BDUL RAHMAN SAED ALGHAMDISAEED AHMAD ALGHAMDI (Travelocity/SA Pillitiere from Dallas Fax of 9/19/01"Biographical Report fo r Alghamdi, Saeed Ahmad")SAEED AL GH AM DI (linked to Credit C ard 4011-8060-7084-0805, U S Cus tom s Service)SAEED A.A. A L- G H A M D I (passport found at UA #93 crash site, FBI PG)SAEED HAMID AL -GHA MD I (265A-NY-280350,SU B A:16)

    FAMILYNo informa tion concerning Algham di 's family is avai lable as of the date of this report.

    E DUC A T I O NNo details regarding Alghamdi ' s education are avai lable at present time. Alg ham di doesnot have a pilots license or flight trainin g.

    ALL RESIDENCES755 Dotterel Roa d. APT 1504 Delrav Beach. FL 33444 > SAEED ALGHAMDI, AHMED ALNAMI and AHMED ALHAZNAWIprovided th e sam e address (Dotterel Road) and p h o n e # (associated withBougainvil la address) wh en mak ing flight #93 reservations. (Dallas fax of

    9/19/2001: "Biographical Record on Alg ham di,Saeed," sources are Bo stonDivision/SunTrust B ank, FL/Travelocity) SAEED AL GHAMDI listed the Dotterel Road a ddress on his Florida

    driver's license (ICF MM 1451 / ICF# HQ769,9/19/2001)

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    Law Enforcement Sensitive^is believed that Saeed AIGhamdi , A h m a d AlHaznawi, Hamza Algham di, andAhmed AINami lived at this ad dress from 6/15/01 to 8/30/01. (MM: 3169,9/27/2001)

    1690 Du nn A venue. Davton a Beach. FL 32114.386-248-8428 (265A-NY-280350,SUB A:16) > (LES) FBI Cleveland (FBI CV) investigation determined that AB DUL AZIZM . A L A NG A R I shared the same address with three of the hijackers:M A R WA N AL-SHEHHI (UA Fit. #175), WALEED ALSHEHRI (A A Fit.

    #11) and SAEED ALGHA MDI (UA Fit. #93). All three resided at 1690 D u n nAvenue. Davtona Beach, F L . This information w as developed frominformat ion obtained from Circuit City. This inform ation indicated that, on05/24/1994, ALS HEHRI m ad e a purc has e from the Circuit City store at 2500West International Speedway Boulev ard, Daytona Beach, FL. (NOTE: It isknown that ALSHEHHI lived at the Du nn Street Address as of February1994. On 02/11/1993, ALGHAMDI made a purchase at the same store.(265A-NY-280350-OT: 52,9/21/2001)

    JOBS/CAREERNo i n format ion is available conc erning jobs/careers fo r Alghamdi .

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    2001Ap ril 26On April 26,2001, at 7:01 A M Eas tern Day light Tim e (1301 S outh African Time), SAEEDA L GHA MDI used Western U nion to send S 1365.00 USD to A B DUL L A HABDALRA HMAN ALGH AMD I. The transaction occurred at the Injaz ForeignExchange, 88 M oham mad Taweel Street, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. The money w as paid toABDULLAH ABDALRAHMAN ALGHAMDI on April 26 , 2001 at 7:20 A M EasternDaylight Time (1320 South African Time) at Index Western Union, 10 2 Medical News,Johannesburg, South Africa.Investigation by FBI - Boston determined that MU STAFA AHM ED ADIN A L-HAWSAWI, Date of Birth A ugust 5,1968, S audi Nation al, travels of Sa udi passport686512. Furthermore, he was in the United A rab Em irates (UAE) from June 30, 2001 to

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    Law En force me nt Sensitive--September 11,2001. On September 11,2001, MUSTAFA AHM ED ADIN AL-HAWSAWIleft UA E fo r Karachi, Pakistan. On September 13,2001, a credit card assigned toABDULRAHMAN ABDULA ALGHAMDI directly linked to HAWSAW Ts account atStandard Charter Bank, Sharjay, UAE, was used in Karachi. Since the na me on the credit

    card used in Karachi on September 13,2001 is very simila r to the n a m e of the personreceiving funds in Johannesburg on April 26,2001, it is suggested that this may be anotherlink to tracing th e finances of bin Laden. (10/2/2001 Letter from Legat Pretoria to In terpolPretoria NCB, located in ACS; also WU: 11,9/27/2001)June 10Al-Gamdi was issued a B-2 visa in Jeddah , S audi Arabia.June 27On June 27,2001, SAEED A LGH AM DI, date of birth 11/21/79, passpor t # C573895,entered th e United States through Orlando, Florida, on Virgin Atlantic Airlines flight #15.Saeed Alghamdi had flown to London from th e United Arab Em irates on 6/27/2001 onFlight # EK7. ALGHAMDI advised IN S officials that he would be s taying at a hotel inOrlando, Florida. IN S records did not reflect th e n a m e of the hotel. ALGHAMDI traveledunder a visitor/tourist Visa (Admission #07079203108) and w as allow ed to stay in theUnited States until December 26,2001. ALGHAMDI's Visa w as issued on J u n e 10,2001, inJeddah, Saudi Arabia. ALGHAMDI is a citizen and resident of Saudi Arabia. (INS No n-immigrant Information System; NK: 278,9/13/2001)July or August| [believed that SAEED ALGH AM DI was oneof twoair l ine coachpassengers, Middle Eastern males, he observed on an AA Flight 77 from Dulles to LosAngeles on 7/16/2001,7/30/2001,8/6/2001,or 8/13/2001. There was a Middle Eastern maleseated in first class w ho seemed "fidgety" and looked to the back of the airport severaltimes. | [identified SAEED ALGHAMDI from a photograph. < Ifrequentlytravels to Los Angeles by air; normally flying aboard AA Flight 77, which is a Boeing 757aircraft). [Source: FD 302 o f ] ftated 9/16/20]August 27 \On 9/13/01, Michelle E rb, Service Director, Un ited Airlines, provid ed a detailed sum ma ryof UA L Passenger Data Records (PNR) regarding UA L flight 93. Erb advised that on8/27/01, an individual identifying himself as "Sajarah" booked a reservation for AhmedAInami and Saeed A lgham di with Visa cre dit card nu m be r 4011806070815781 (exp ires6/03), throug h United Airlines' Hon olulu , Haw aii, reservation office. The credit card wasdeclined and attempts to contact Ahmed Alghamdi failed. On 9/5/01, Ahm ed A Inam i calledUAL's Bloomington office checking on the status of the tw o tickets at wh ich t ime he wasadvised of the declination. App roximately 38 minutes later, Saeed A lgh am di contacted

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    Law Enforcem ent Sensit ive ,UAL's Burbank office and provided Visa credit card number 4011806070840805 (exp.7/03). The second credit card number was approved and e-tickets were issued for bothSaeed Alghamdi and Ahmed AInami. Thepurchase price of the tickets totaled S3,539.50.Ahmed A I n a m i and Saeed Algham di w ere assigned seats 3C and 3D, respectively. (SUB A :

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    SAEED ALGHAMDI purchased tw o (for himself and Ahmed AInami) o n e w a y ticketsfrom Newark to San Franciscopurchased onVisa credit card 4011-8060-7081-5781,expiration June 2003. This card was rejected and SAEED ALGHAMDI provided a newcredit card 4011-8060-7081-0805. [See Septem ber 5,2001 for details] The tota l cost forboth tickets w as S3.539.5Q. (Serial 16 ; some of the in format ion also con ta ined in 302:Interview of] \l Reservation Sales Representative, Serial:183, Chicago, 9/14/2001)September 5A n individual nam ed Ahm ed ALNAMI (possibly Ahm ed ALGHAM DI) w as ticketed fo rUA#93 (e-ticket). ALNA MI's t icket was purcha sed together with Saeed ALGHAMDI's.Ahmed ALGHAMDI w as listed on the UA 175 BOS-LA manifes t as being on b o a r d UAFlight\175. He [AInami or A lghamdi] exchange d his UA Flight 93 e-ticket for a pape rticket for Flight 17 5 BOS-LA. [Analyst Com m ent: This m ight explain why A hm edALNAMI purchased his own ticket for U A #93 when Saeed A lghamdi ha d alreadypurchase d a ticket for AInami.]Tw o first-class one way tickets from Newark to San Francisco (U A #93) fo r Saeed[Alghamdil & Ahmed [Aloamil were bought by phone call at 10:44 a.m. on 9/5/01 to UAemployee! |at Burbank, CAReservation Office, 2800 N. Hollywood Way,Burbank CA. (213)390-2899. The total cost of the tickets, paid for using Visa Card BA4011 8060708 40805, was S3539.50. (302: 2236,9/12/2001)SAEED AL GHAMDI made 5 S100 ATMwithdrawls and 1 S20 ATM withdrawl on09/05/2001, utilizing a Debit VISA card, numbered 4011 8060 7084 0805, at 221Commercia l Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL. (NK-.506,9/13/2001)September 7 ^On 09/07/2001, SAEED ALGHAMDI, DOB: 11/21/1979, and AHMED ALNAMI, DOB:12/07/1977, traveled on Spirit Airlines Flight 1460 from Fort Lauderda le, Florida, toNewark, NewJersey. In booking their flight through Mile High Travel/Chambers Travel,250a Commercial Boulevard, Lauderdale By The Sea, Florida, ALGHAMDI and ALNAMIprovided the following contact number: (514) 748-2522. A check with Canadian telephoneinformation revealed that the n um ber belongs to Vision Travel, 100 Bou levard - AlexisNihon, Quebec, Canada. (265D-NY-280350-NK, 9/21/2001; New ark Ra pid Start Control

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    L a w E n f o r c e m e n t SensitiveN u m b e r N K 4663)[Investigators found fou r u sed ti cke ts fo r S AEED ALGHA MD I, AHM ED ALH AZN AW I,A H M E D ALNAMI, ZIAD JARRAH for a flight on Spririt Co nt inenta l Air lines da ted9/7/01 f rom Ft Lau d e r d a l e to N e w a r k in Newark Day ' s Inn Rooms. Search also yieldedflight manua l s for 757 and 767 aircraft in English and Arabic (9/11/01, NK)].S ep tember 8A irport records revealed that Alghamdi and A l n a m i flew in to Newark together on a Spir i tAirl ines flight f rom Florida. (NK 302 Serial 364. 9/14/2001)A video tape at the Marr io t t Hotel at Newark In terna t iona l Airpor t shows A l - G h a m d ienter ing the Marriott with a black (dark) roll along bag s imi l a r to the one possessed by Al-Nam i. However , Saeed A l-Gham di d id no t have checked bags on UA #93. (PG Serial 303,N K 302 Serial 364, C TD S u m m a r y VI, 9/17/2001)12:31 a.m.Surve il lance videos seized by the FB I from the Ne wark Airpo r t Ma rr io t t fo r the per iod of9/7-9/9/2001 revealed an i m a g e of Ziad Jarrah, D O B 5/11/1975, F O B : Bei ru t , Lebanon ,speaking with the desk clerk and mak ing cred i t ca rd and cash paym en t s fo r rooms 466 , 468at approximately 12:31 a.m. on 9/8/2001. Jarrah w as a c c o m p a n i e d by two u n k n o w n w h i temales , approximately 20-25 years o ld . Su bseq uen t invest igat ion has ten ta t ively ident i f iedth e unkno wn ma les as being Saeed H . A lg ha m d i (DO B: 11/21/1979, F O B : S aud i Arab ia )and Ahmed Alnami (DOB: 12/7/1977, F O B : S aud i A rab ia ). (NK 302 Serial 364,17279/14/2001; PG Serial 303)S ep tember 11S AEED ALGHAMDI checked in at the UA #93 gate at 7:03 a .m and b o a r d e d th e p lane(Seat 3D) at 7:40 a.m.. AHMED ALNAMI a r r ived at the gate and b o a r d e d at the s a m et ime as S A E ED A L G H A M D I . S A E ED A L G H A M D I did not check any luggage (9/15/2001,fa x from FB I representat ive at United A ir lines to FBI Newark )8:01 am: UA Flight #93 left th e gate8:42 am: UA Flight #93 depa r t ed Newark for San Francisco9:28 a.m: Hijack of UA Flight # 93 begins, based on Flight Data Recorder and Cockpi tData Recorder10:10 am: UA Flight #93 crashed in Pennsylvania .

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    L aw E n f o r c e m e n t SensitiveARRESTS/LEO CONTACTS (U.S. AND FOREIGN)

    (LES) AHMED NABIL BADAWI booked airline tickets for SAEE D ALG HAMDI (U A Fit.#93) and m ade several other dubio us airline ticket purc hases.

    | (CTD Summary X,9/21/2001)On 09/15/01 the New York Division contac ted San Diego Division and advised Ahme dBadawi of Orlando, FL had been identified as the individual w ho purchased the airlinetickets w ith Am eric an Express card N um be r 372711340041005. Bada wi w as the rea f t e rcontacted by agents of the Tam pa Divis ion, Orlan do R A. Badawi consented to a search ofhis res idence w here an airline ticket stub in the nam e Saeed A lghamdi w as discovered.

    The New York Division also co nfirm ed the t icket stub Badawi had in hispossession bearing the nam e Saeed A lghamdi was not the same Saeed Algham di suspec tedH(SD:989,9/26/2001)Invest igat ion by FBI NY de te rmined tha t Badawi was no t involved in the te r ror is t a t tacksthat occurred on 9/11/2001.

    PASSPORTS, IDE NTIFICA TIONS WITH INS, DOS, CUSTOM S

    Saudi Passport #C573895 > (associated w ith SAEED AL -GHAM DI, DOB: 11/21/1979, w ho entered th eUni t ed States on 6/27/2001 in Orlando, FL f rom London , Eng land o n VirginAir line s Fligh t #15) (265A-NY-280350 SUB A: 16) AL GHAMDI, SAEED, A.A.A., born on November 21,1979 in Saudi Arabia,

    who m aintained Sau di Arabia passport nu m ber C573895 and ALGH AM DI,SAEED A.A., born on November 21,1979 in Saudi Arabia , w ho m ainta in edSaudi Arabia passport nu m be r B516922 an d believed to be the sameindividual. (302, Serial: 4677,9/18/2001)Law En forcem ent Sensi tive

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    Saudi Passport #8516922 AL GHAMDI, SAEED, A.A.A., born on November 21,1979 in Saudi Arabia,w ho m aintained Saudi Arabia passport nu m ber C573895 and ALG HAM DI,SAEED A.A., born onNovember 21,1979 in Saudi Arabia, who maintainedSaudi Arabia passport number BS16922 an d believed to be the s a me

    individual. (302, Serial: 4677,9/18/2001)AL-GHAMDI was issued a B-2visa on 10June 2001 in Jeddah. AL -GHAMDIarrived in Florida on 27 June 2001 on Virgin A tlantic Airl ines Fl ight 15. (CTD E Cto Legat Riyadh 9/15/01)

    ASSOCIATES, LOCATE D AND U N L O C A T E DMOHAMMAD ATTA (AA #11) and N AW AF ALHAZ MI (AA #77)

    Around March 2001,_ |observed ag r o u p of threeo r four Middle Eastern m ales in the conc ie rge lounge of the LONG B E AC HMARRIOT, discussing fl ight s imulator tr a in ing and havin g in theirpossession flight ma n u a l s . I bositively identif ied p ho to s ofMOHAMED ATTA (AA#11), NAWAF jALHAZMI (AA#77), and SAEEDALGHAMDI (UA #93) as passengers he observed acting nervous and fidgetyon an AA Flight 77 from Washington Dijlles to Los Angeles LAX on7/16/2001, 7/30/2001, 8/6/2001, o r 8/13/2001; arid a p ho to g ra p h of ZIADJARRAH (UA #93) as one of the individuals at the Long Beach Marriot.[9/16/2001. FD 302 of| '

    AHME D ALGHAMDI rUA#175). H AM ZA A L G H M D I fUA#1751. AN DMOHAND ALSHEHRI fUA#1751 |j j Used the phon e num ber assoc ia ted wi th the Do ttere l Ro ad address. (Serial

    878, 9/13/2001; FBI MM 09/11/2001 intervie^ of Cecil WISE reference inFBI CG investigation in 265A-NY-280350U Serial 16; FBI BS Serial 1827;FBI MM investigation in 265A-NY-2803s6-kM unserialized EC dated09/22/2001). Note: Does no t specify in wh at capac i ty th e p h o n e n u m b e r w asused. j ;

    The phone number was listed on the UA #J7|5 manifest for AHMEDALGHAMDI, HAMZA ALGHAMDI, andi^IOHAND ALSHEHRI. (SerialLaw Enforcement Sens i t ive

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    AHMED ALGHAMDI. HAMZA ALGHAMDI (UA #175)SAEED AL GHAMDI (UA#93), AHM ED AL HAZNAWI (UA #93),AHMED AL NAM I (UA#93) al l used phbne #| i [(registered to

    \toreservetheir tickets. /The phone number is associated with/ / / / M | ? T h e phone num ber isrvith lislso associated with] / / / / M | ith listed addressofreportedly is a security guard/pilot (D;N 248J 9 /13p001) . " '

    J(UA #175}Possiblea.k.a. for FAYEZ RASttlf) AHMED HASSAM ALQADIBANIHAMMAD (UA #175) / // MSaeed Alghamdi traveled aboard/Virgin Atlantic Flight 15 from L o n d o n ,Gatwick toOrlando, FL. Based bri commonl travel,!;(DOB: 3/19/1977; Passport Numbed i | hasbeen identified as apossible associate of Saeed Algham di.l I [stated tha t he wastraveling to ahotel, theHy^tt Iilit^rnational,!in Orlando, FL. (SF: 139,9/15/2001) / / / I

    O n 6/27/01, Fayez Ahmefi B a n i h a m m a d arrjved in Orlando, FL, aboardVirgin Airlines flight 15 from L o n d o n . The destination address that Fayezlisted was that of theHyatt InternationalDrive, Orlando,FL. On sameflight, it was revealed tjiat Fayez had traveled with Saeed Algham di. Fayezpassed throu gh Cu stoms at appro ximately 7:09 p.m. through inspection lane44. (SUB A:16, 9/20/2001) / / |

    Jwhb was linked through derivative information tothe subject hijacker of UAFit. #93, was identified as aguest at the NewarkMarriot from 9/08/2001 thro ugh 9/09/2001.1 lhas also been linkedtol InLinwood, NewJersey. (Serial 3610,9/18/2001;NK: 642, 9/15/2001)

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    . I DOB; 03/01/1963, Austral ianPassport d I flew one way on Spirit Airlines on 09/08/2001, f rom Ft.Lauderdale, Florida, to Newark, New Jersey. The reservations w ere mad e on09/07/2001, for the above-mentioned flight. On 08/15/2001,1 [traveledon th e same flight from Ft . Laude rdale fa Newark. also a one-wav flight. Thecredit card used to purchase the ticket showedl |

    I kinwood. New Jersey, contact nu m berF I(Reference Rapid Start Lead #DE918) (DE: 21, 9/16/2001)A trasli search of I b r o o m t u r n e d up a Spiri t Air t i cket whic h islinked to t |of Li nw ood , NJ. It appears that

    I_ tnavbe at i cket broker andmaybe a m e n a b l e to b e i n gapproached.! |has been located in San Diego, C A; N e w a r k iscoord ina t ing with San Diego regard ing investigative opt ions (NK: 642,9/15/2001)Reference Ne w ark Serial 395, th e evidence recovered from a t rash d u m p s t e rat the Newark A irpor t Marr io t t , a baggage claim ticket, w as presented to........ rT,L _I ""]a supervisor f rom Am eric an West Airlines. Thetified theo w n e r asj \hthe destinationas- T -MXT T*l_*baggiage ticket identified ,Fort Lauderdale, FL;with an in term ed iate s topover in Las Vegas, NV. Theda te on the ticket w as 08/08/2001. She was able to provide passengerinformatipn fo r Am erican West Airlines flight 0453, on 08/08/2001, from SanDiego, CA fo Las Vegas, NV and Am erican West Ai r l ines flight 0880, on08/08/2001. from Las Vegas, NV to Fort Lauderdale, FL. On both passengerlists are an| |Vpn 09/14/2001] \Fron t Desk Manager of theN e w a r kAirport Marriott, confirmed that! [was a guest at thehotel from 09/08-09/2001, in room 463. He provided an Australian passport ,ti|\[ and paid in adv ance of SI 80 , cash. He checked into th e hotel,first accessing his roo m at 10:39 AM on 09/08/2001, and checked out at thef rdn t desk at 9:55 AM on 09/09/2001. At his check out, he received a re fundof S42.32. During his stay, he accessed tw o Sprin t numbers , I Iand] ' ' 'Add itionally, Newark was provided in form ation that ZIAD S. JARRAH w asa guest at the Newark Airport Marriot t from 09/07-09/2001, Room 468 wasregistered to JARRAH. JARRAH is believed to be the terrorist pilotassociated with Unite d Airlines Flight 93 out of Newark, NJ which crashed in

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    Law Enforcement Sensitivewestern PA.Research indicates both of the above listed telephone num bers are Sprintaccess numbers. During a search of rooms and garbage dumpsters at theNewark Airport IVtarriott, investigators discovered tw o prepaid calling cardswith identical access num bers as provided by the Marriott on his telephoneIog.|

    r 642,9/15/2001)

    SAEED AL GHAMDI (U A #93), AHMED AL GHAMDI (U A #175),HAMZA AL GHAMDI {"A*"vi\nAn h n n e #l I f registeredto] |a local pilot, Q i J _I (Florida) to reserve their ticketsOn09/16/01,1 Jtravel agent, advised tha t he has purchasedairline tickets and ma de t ravel accomm odat ionsfor SAEED A L - G H A M D I(U A #93), a Saudi A rabian Airlines (SAA) crew m e m b e r .[ {recognizedphoto of WA IL A L-SHEHRI (AA#11) as an ind ividu al resembling a flightengineer (nam e unknown) for SAA. (Serial: 3610,9/18/2001; HO)

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    FINANCES/ACCOUNTS

    Suntru st Ban k, South Florida, West Palm Beach:Account Opened: 7/12/2001Account Number: 0391005821655Visa De bit Card: 4011-8060-7084-0805, exp.7/03 (Su nt ru st spre ad sh ee t, I n f o r m a t io nControl Sheet HQ3812)Visa 4011-8060-7081-5781, exp. 6/03) (265A-NY -280350 SUB A: 16,9/20/2001).[Analyst Co mmen t : Un kn o wn subscriber.] Card w as originally used by "Sajara"on 8/27/01, but was re jected. S AEED ALGHAM DI then used th e card associatedwith Dotterel Rd.J [to purchase UA #93 tickets) (Serial 83).SAEED AL-GHAMDI and) fchare a co m m o n c red it ca rd acco un t(4011-8060-7084-0805, exp . 7/03); w hich is linked to the Dotterel Road address.SAEED ALGHAMDI used this card to purchase UA #93 tickets.Saeed Alghamdi , B an k Account # 0391005821655, Card # 4011 8060 7084 0805> On 7/13/01, this account was opened with a $4,500.00 deposit. On 9/5/01, six

    ATM transactions were conducted and S520.00 was withdrawn from thisaccount. Also on 9/06/01 tw o tickets oa Un ited Flight 93 were pu rchased fo rS1769.75 each. On 9/07/01 S400.0P w as withdrawn from this acco untpractically depletin g the balance exceptfbr the re m ain ing S0.85. (BS: 352,09/20/2001,) \ Saeed Algham di and A h m e d Alnami: Purchase

    to San Francisco on Visa credit card 4011-8060-7081-5781, exp. 6/03. This ca rd wasrejected and Saeed A lgham di provided a new credit card 4011-8060-7084-0805.Law Enforcemen t Sensitive

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    Law E n f o r c e m e n t SensitiveTotal both tickets $3,539.50. (Serial 183)FBI Pittsburgh Division inform ed SSA Joe M an ara ng (assigned in SIOC toPittsburgh open-line) that Pittsburgh found SunTrust credit card # 4011-8060-7080-

    - XXXX, exp. 5/3 [Credit Card # 4011-8060-7080-4835 is attached to ZIAD JARRAH(HQ 3651)] and passport for "ZIAD SHIED JARAH" and "SAHEED AL-_GHAMDI" at the U A #93 crash site.San Francisco Division obtaine d Cre dit Ca rd (4011-8060-7084-0805) i n f o r m a t i o nfo r SEED ALGHAMDI f rom th e U.S. Customs office.SAEED AL GHAM DI had one debit on 09/06/2001, to a Credit/Debit VISA card,nu m be re d 4011 8060 7084 0805, of S520.00 at 221 Co m m e rc ia l Blv d ., FortLauderdale , FL. (NK:506,9/13/2001)

    COMM UNICATION A CCOU NTS (E-MAIL, CE LL PH ONE S, PDAS, ETC.)Telephone Numbers:

    954-771-0620 (U A #93)S a me pho n e # A H M ED A LNA M I (U A #93), AHM ED A L H A Z N A W I (U A#93), AHMED AL G H A M D I (U A #175), HAMZA AL GHA MD I (UA#175),MOHAND ALSHEHRI (U A #175) provided wh en m aking flightreservations. They all used the Dott erel Drive address (associated with]

    | \'m conjunction with thd \e number (associated withI "Iwhen m a k i n g flight reservations. (Serial 878, 9/13/2001; Serial1311,9/12/2001) I

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    P h o n e n u m b e r is registered tol \] . pL, alocal pilot. Phone number is associated w ith th e following address (ZIADJARRAH used the | [ te lephone nu m be r and| |address to m a k e his reservations for UA #93 on TraveUkity): 4641 Bousain Villa Drive, Laujderdale by the Sea, Florida33308. (HQi808). [Analyst comment: May be identif iable w ith

    Bougainvilla] \ / (S//OC, NF) 4641 Bougainville Dry La ude rda l e by the Sea, FL3308, (954) 771-0620. [CIA, Tb/3i5/32306-01,180938Z, 18

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    Subscriber is l |nDel Ray Beach, Fl. The| [address was listed onFlight #93's passenger manifestforSAEED ALGHAMDI, AHMED ALHAZN AWI, and AHMED ALNAMI.(265D-NY-280350:878,9/13/2001). / \e phone numbei j |was also

    Flight #175,AHM ED ALGHAMDI, HAMZA ALGH AMD I, AND M O H A N DALSHEHRI. (265D-NY-280350:878,9/13/2001) \t

    is believed tha t Saeed AIGhamdi, Ahm ad AlHaznawi, Hamza Alghamdi , an dAhmed AINam i lived at this addres s from 6/15/01 to 8/30/01. (MM: 3169,9/27/2001) \8 (265A-NY-280350, SUB A: 16)

    * (LES) FBI Cleveland (FBICV ) invest igat ion determined that) _]I jshared th e same address with three of the hijackers:

    MARWAN AL-SHEHHI (U A Fit. #175), WALEED ALSHEHRI (A A Fit.#11) an d SAEED ALGHAMDI (U A Fit. #93). All three resided at 1690 D u n nAvenue, Daytona Beach. FL. This information was developed frominformation obtained from Circuit City. This info rm ation indicated that , on05/24/1994,ALSHEHRI made a purchase from the Circuit City store at 2500West International Speedway Bo ul evard, Da yto na Beach, FL. NO TE: It isknown that ALSHEHHI lived at the D u n n Street Address as of February1994. O n 02/11/1993, ALGHAMDI made a purchase at the same store.265A-NY-280350-OT: 52,9/21/2001)

    * A search of the Choicepoint database also linked Saeed Algh am di to 386-248-8428.

    (514) 748-2522* On 09/07/2001, SAEED ALGHAMDI, born 11/21/1979, and AHMED

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    Law Enforcement Sensitive"ALNAMI, born 12/07/1977, traveled onSpirit Airlines Flight 1460 from FortLauderdale, Florida, toNewark, NewJersey, In booking their flight throughMile High Travel/ChambersTravel, 250a Commercial Boulevard,Lauderdale By The Sea, Florida, ALGHAMDI and ALNAMI provided thefollowing contact num ber: (514)748-2522. A check with Can adiantelephone information revealed tha t that n um ber belongs to Vision Travel,100 Boulevard-F \, Canada. (265D-NY-280350-NK,9/21/2001; New ark Rapid Start C ontrol Nu m be r NK 4663)

    SAEED ALGH MA DI, email F-ALGHAM DI@HO TMAIL.COM, 143A OdriscollHouse, DU - Came Rd., London W12 - UK, (207) 601-8236, obtained books ontoxicology and poisoning (Information Control Nu mb er HQ6910, 9/17/2001, Source:amazon.com). [Analyst Com men t: There is no further inform ation available todetermine whe ther this individual is identifiable with the U A #93 hijacker.]

    INSURANCE POLICIESNo inform ation available concern ing insuran ce policies for Alghamdi.

    ALL PHONE(S) TOLL RECORDS, BILLINGNo Informat ion is available concerning tolls fo r Alghamdi at this time.

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    Q19 Saudi passport # C573895 (9/27/2001, Lab report, Serial 7441)The following items were recovered from th e Pennsylvania crash site and were handdelivered to the FB I Laboratory by SA| [of the Pittsburgh field office, onSeptember 18,2001 (010918007 HC EZHO): (9/27/2001, Lab report, Serial 7441)Q165 One (1) photocopy of two (2) pages of a passpo rt in the na m e of Saeed A.A.A.Alighamdi (Your item 60,1B144)Q169 Saudi passport #C573895 issued toSae

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    \ Law Enfo rcem ent Sensitive!Q170 Ca rbon copy of check in the n a m e of Saeed Aligha m di (Your i tem 68,1B149) |Q171 Check #0159 fo r Saeed A ligham di (Your i tem 0,1B150)Q172 Check #J009 in the n a m e of\ |(Your item 70,1B151)

    The following specimen s were recovered from th e Shanksville, PA crash s i te and persona llydelivered to the laboratory by SA| j from the Pittsburgh Field Office(010919042 HC HL HO FY EZ EA): (9/27/2001, Lab report, Serial 7441)Q372 Check fragm ents and carbon copy fragm ents to SunTrus t acc oun t0391005821655, SAEED AL G H A M D I (1B667, Ba rcod e E01991312)

    T he following specimens were recovered from th e Pittsburgh crash site a nd delivered to thel abora tory bvl lo f the Pittsburgh Field Office (010921026 H C H L H O F YEZ): (9/27/2001, L a b report, Serial 7441)Q525 Fragment of Sun Tru st ch eck 0169 wi th ac cou nt num be r 0391005821655 inth e n a m e of SAEED A L G H A M D I (1B733, Barcode E01991637)Q525.1 Frag men t of Sun Trust check 0175 wi th account n u m b er 0391005821655 inth e n a m e of SAEED A L GH AM DI (1B733, Ba rcod e E01991637)Q525.2 Fra gm ent of Sun Tru st check 0166 w ith ac cou nt n um be r 0391005821655 inthe name of SAEED AL GHAMDI (1B733, Barcode E01991637)Q525.3 Fragment of Sun Trust check 0165 w ith account num ber 0391005821655 inth e n a m e of SAEED AL G H A M D I (1B733, Barcode E01991637)Q525.4 Fragment of Sun Trust check 0158 w ith account num ber 0391005821655inthe n a m e of SAEED AL G H A MD I (1B733,Barcode E01991637)Q525.5 Fragment of Sun Trust check 0173 w ith ac cou nt num be r 0391005821655 inth e n a m e of SAEED AL G H A MD I (1B733, Barcode E01991637)Q525.6 Fragment of Sun Trust check 0167 with a ccoun t num ber 0391005821655 inth e n a m e of SAEED A L G H A M D I (1B733, Barcode E01991637)

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    Law EnforcementSensitiveQ525.7 Fragment of Sun Trust check 0161 wi th acco unt n um be r 0391005821655 in

    the name of SAEED AL GHAMDI (1B733, Barcode E01991637)Q525.8 Fragment of Sun Trust check 0162 with account number 0391005821655 in

    the nam e of SAEED AL GHAMDI (1B733, Barcode E01991637)Q525.9 Frag m ent of Sun Trust check 0163 with acc oun t nu m be r 0391005821655 inthe name of SAEED AL GHAMDI (1B733, Barcode E01991637)Q525.10 Fra gm ent of Sun Tru st check 0155 with acc ou nt nu m be r 0391005821655 in

    the name of SAEED AL GHAMDI (1B733, Barcode E01991637)Q525.ll Fragment of Sun Trust check 0154 with accou nt num ber 0391005821655 inthe na m e of SA EE D AL GHA MD I (1B733, B arc od e E01991637)Q525.12 Frag men t of Sun Trust deposit ticket with account n umb e r 0391... in thenam e of (1B733, Barcode E01991637)Q525.13 Fragment of Sun Trus t check 0154 with account nu m be r 0391005821655 in

    the name of SAEED AL GHAMDI (1B733, Barcode E01991637)SEARCH EVIDENCE

    The following specimens were seized from the Marriot Airport Hotel,Newark, NJ. They were personally delivered to the laboratory b y j ~"jofNew ark Division (010914021 HC HL HO EZ):K 51 Penthouse m agazine Novem ber2000 recovered from under the bed closest to

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    PREPARATION PATTERNS AND PRACTICESA five page Arabic docu m ent was located at the crash site of Un ited AirlinesFlight 93. (Reference: LAB# 010914023HCHO) The document provideddetails regarding the strategy and preparation required to conduct ahijacking. The Behav ioral Sciences Un it prov ided an analysis of the

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    BANK DEBIT CARDSAccounts:

    Suntrust Bank A cco unt N um be r 03910058216551) Suntrust Bank Account Num ber 0391005821655, in the nam e SaeedAlghamdi. Account was opened on 07/12/2001.2) A Visa De bit Card N um be r 4011-8060-7084-0805 was prov ided fromSuntrust Bank for the above captioned account.

    POSITIVE IDENTIFICATIONS:| I I Pebble Point Apartments , Indianapol i s , IN .

    Identified Alghamdi as an acquaintance of I |who rented f rom herfrom June 1998 - M arch 1999. (265A-NY-280350-302 serial 4980)| 1 1 |. Ident i f ied Alghamd i as anindividual who accompanied M oham me d Atta on Labor Day weeken d, 2001.(265A-NY-280350-302 serial 16862)

    Car Rental . Identi fied Alghamdi as coming into her rentalagency with Jarrah during the July - Aug ust 2001 time f rame. (265A-NY-280350-302 serial 18722)

    I IMillion Air, Wiley Post Airport (WPA).Identified Alghamdi as flying in to WP A in an unkno wn ai rcraf t. No date provided.(265D-NY-280350-302 serial 4891)I [Seasons Apartments, Laurel, MD.Identified Alghamdi as a person he assisted at 9650 Covered W agon Drive, Apt. A.No date provided. (265A-NY-280350-302 serial!8604)

    (Protect Identity), Joey's, Clinton N.J.JIdentified Alghamdi as a patron of the nightclub. (265A-NY-Law Enforcement Sensitive

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    | ]Joey's, Clinton N.J. Identified Alghamdi as a patron ofthe/ nightclub. (265A-NY-280350-302- serial 14896)I \yTech College, Indianapolis, IN . Identif ied Alghamdi as herformer student during th e s u m m e r of 1999. (265A-NY-280350-302 Serial 20302)| L Bougainvilla Drive, L auderdale by theSea, FL. IdentifiedAlgham di as an indiv idual he saw one t ime at the efficiency apartment attached tohis hom e during A ugust or September of 2001.

    Desk clerk at the Days Inn, Newark, NJ. Identified A l g h a m d i as one of theindividuals w ho occupied a room at the Days Inn on September 9, 2001.| |Flight instructor for AirFleet Tra ining Systems, Teterboro , NJ.Identified Algham di with Hani Ha njoor on the day of Hanjoor's solo flight. Da te ofsolo flight not indicated. (265D-NY-280350-NK, No serial nu m be r on 302)| \sClub, Coral Springs, FL.Identif ied Alghamd i as acustomerof the SAM's Club. (265A-NY-280350-302 serial 3902)

    .k.a! j Identified Alghamd i as a pa t ron of the LostWeekend Night club. (265A-NY -280350-302- seri al 5300) i I Ident if ied Algh amd i as a person w ho at tended Aviation

    Technology Center, Indianapolis IN, in 1999-2000. (265A-NY-280350-IP serial1857) He added that he believed that Alg ha m di was curren tly working for SaudiArabian Airlines as a mechanic. A maid at the Days Hotel, Brighton, M A . Ident if ied Saeed A lghamd i from his

    Florida driver's license photo. (FBI Bo ston, Intelligenc e Su m m ary Report, 9/17/01)NOT IDENTIFIABLE WITH HIJACKER, SAEED ALGHAMDI |Oklahoma City. Advised that he isemployed by Saudi Arabian Airlines as a steward and has lived in the United Statesfo r about five months. (265A-NY-280350-302 serial 3372) Thirteen aircrew from Saud i Arabian Airlines flew f rom San Diego to Saudi Arabia .

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    Law Enforcement Sensitivew as conducted at his residence and a ticket stub in the nam e Saeed AIhgam d iw as found.l

    Investigation by Legat Riyadh and FBINY indicate that th e flight crew(including Saeed Alghamdi) is employed by Saudi Arabian A irlines and that th eSaeed Alghamdi that w as part of tha t crew is not identical to hijacking subjectSaeed Alghamdi. (265A-NY-280350-SD seriall576)Nadia Antoun, Adm inist rat ive Suppo rt secretary, Saud i Arabian A irlines.Identified Saeed Alghamdi (DOfiq |as an employee ofSaudi ArabianAirlines. He is the first officer for a 747 aircraft and is not identical to subject SaeedAlghamdi . (265A-NY-280350-302 serial 4132)A five page A rabic d ocu m ent was located at the crash site of United Airlines Flight93. (Reference: LA B# 010914023HCHO) The documen t provided de ta il s regard ingthe strategy and prep aration required to conduc t a hijacking. The BehavioralSciences U nit prov ided an analysis of the document . (Reference: 265A-NY-280350-HQ-4809)

    DEBIT CARDS/ASSOCIATED CREDIT CARDSVisa debit card # 4011-8060-7080-4835 [HQ 3651]Visa debit card # 0385008119907. [265D -NY-28 0350-N K-2041 , 9/22/20 01]Visa debit card # 4011-8060-7080-0805, and #4011-8060-7080-4035. According tocredit card info rm ation provided by Un ited Airlines. [265D-NY-280350-HQ -4148]

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