FBI Summary about Alleged United 93 Hijacker Ahmed Alnami

8/14/2019 FBI Summary about Alleged United 93 Hijacker Ahmed Alnami

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AHMED ABDULLAH ALNAMIUNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93BOEING 75 78:01 AM LEFT GATE, TOOK OFF FROM NEWARK AT 8:42 AM FOR SANFRANCISCOCRASHED IN^STONY CREEK TWP (SOMERSET COUNTY), PA, AT 10:02AM

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AHMED ABDULLAH ALNAMI \ : United Airlines #93, Seat 3C

Date of Birth: 12/7/1977 (USCS Da tabase searches on Security Directive names).Place of Birth: Jeddah-Safa, Asir Province, Saudi Arabia (Chronology;#/ll/01, 10 pm ,NY 473 &NY-280350-A, Serial 5 & 16; visa form-NK, SAi| |Citizenship: Saudi Arabian (NY-280350, EC from Dallas 9/19/01) \y of residence: Sau di Arabia. A dd

(NY-280350, EC from Dallas 9/19/01; NK , SA| fFlorida Identification Card: A455001774470Height: Approximately 5'9" to5'10" (NY-280350-PG, Serial 303)

ALIASESALI AHMED ALNAMIAHMED A. A. AL NAMI (NY-2803SO-MM, Serial 2575-Florida driver's license

information)AHM ED A. AL-NAMI (Hostel International Saudi Ar abia n You th Hostel card from PG

fax of photos taken at scene)AHMED A. A. ALNAMI (265A-NY-280350-BS, Serial 352)AHM ED BEN ABDULLAH BEN AHM ED EL ZABAGY (NY-280350-A, Serial 16)AHMED BEN ABDULLAH BEN AHMED EL AGAMY (NY-280350-A, Serial 16)AHM ED AL-NAWI (From SIOCwebsite inform ation. [Source: Case 265D-NY-280350])[Ahmed ca n also be spelled Ahmad.]

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EDUCATION INo details co ncerning Alna m i's eductaion a re available a t present time. I

AL L RESIDENCES (INCL UDE UTILITIES) I75 5 Dotterel Roa d, Apt 1504, Delray Beach, FL 33444 (6/15-8/30/01: NY-280350-MM,Serial 3169] (Florida driver's license informa t ion; sam e address provided fo rflight reservations a s Ahmed Alghamdi a nd Saeed A lgham di [also Florida

driver's license information]) (NY-280350-MM, Serial 2575) !Hill Hotel, 418 S. Federal Hw y Apt. 117, Hollywood, FL 33308-3616 (NY-280350-BS,

Serial 352)Deluxe Inn, 1150 S. Federal Highw ay, Da nia, FL [6/11-14/01] (NY-280350-MM, Serial

3255) I4641 Bougainvilla Dr., L a uder da le By The Sea, FL (Ziad Jarrah's residence, phone # here

[954-771-0620]w a s provided for flight reservations by A I nam i , AhmedAlgham di (UA175), and Saeed Algha m di [UA93]) (NY-280350-MM, Serial5 9 ) j

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LOC A TI ON TIMELINE1977 \r 7

Bora in Saudi Arabia. (USCS Da taba se searches on Security Directive nam es).December 17 PBorn in Saudi Arabia. [Information from FBI NW/CJIS, contactj_

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Law EnforcementSensitive2000Studied Islamic law at King Khaled University in Abha , Saudi Arabia (The W ashin gton

Post, 9/25/01) IPrayer leader at a mo sque in Abha, Asir Province, Sa udi Arabia. (The W ashington Post,

9/25/01) I \ e to Mecca, Sau di Arab ia. (The W ashing ton Post, 9/2

October 28 |In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia , Alnami obtained a Bl/62 mu ltiple entry visa, valid un til 10/27/02,using Saudi Arabian passport #C115007. Alnami gave his home phonenumber as 6743848. H e stated jhat he was t raveling to Los Angeles, CA, fora three m onth vis it and he would be accompanied by "my friend MoshA b a g . " C N K , S A | j2001 \l 23

4/22/03, using Saudi Ara bian pas sport #C505363. This t ime he gave 6368842as his hom e phone. Alna mi crossed out the name he had put dow n as atraveling companion and wrote "alone." He wrote th at he w as vis it ingFlorida ["floreda"] for two to three weeks. (NK, SAl bMay 26Alnami, Mohand Alsheri (UA 175) and Hamza Algamdi (UA 175) pur cha sed their one-waytickets together for S8,460 (United Ara b E mirates [UAE] currenc y) whichconverts to 52,350 (USA - S783 each). The tickets were pu rcha sed in D uba i ,UAE. (Virgin Atlan tic Airlines faxed a PNR Body report on this.)

(NY-280350, Serial 4350)May 28IN S indices revealed tha t A lnam i, Alsheri (UA 175) and Alg am di (UA 175) dep arted D ub aion Emirates Airlines 7 at 2:15 am on 5/28/01, and arrived at London

Gatwick at 6:55 am. The group then departed Gatwick on Virgin At lant icAirlines 5 at 10:45 am and arrived in Miami at 3:15 pm. The group gaveVirgin Atlantic Airlines a contact ofMUSTAFA/B 050 7696327 or 065725252. (NY-280350, Serial 4350) Aln am i traveled on a B2 visa, va lidthrough 11/27/01. (Chronology: 9/11/01,10 pm, NY 473). H e provided th eaddress of a Sheraton Hotel in Miami. (NY-280350-DL, Serial 1778) Alnami


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iJuneir-t SunTrust bank a c c o u n t w a s opened w ith a 54,700 deposit. (NY-280350-BS, Serial 352)

!J u n e 11i Ahmed A. A. AIn a mi , Manvan Alshehhi (UA 175),M o h a m e d Atta (AA 11), SageedA l g h h a n d i [Saeed Algham di, UA 9 3] and tw o u n k n o w n i n d iv i d u a l s s ta y e d a tthe Deluxe Inn, 1150 S. Federal Highw ay, Da nia, FL, from 6/11/01 to 6/14/01.! The registration card filled out in Al n a mi 's na m e by Alshehhi w a s entered\ o evidence fo r possible latent prints. (NY-280350-MM, Serial 3255)\17I I had a c h a n c e e n c o u n t e r w i t h A t n a m i on Father 's P a y 2001 at a gun show a tthe Ft. L a u d e r d a l e w a r me mo r i a l . I H w a s w a i ti ng at the door for hisd a u g h t e r to come out of the b a t h r o o m . A I n a m i t h o u g h t ! [ w o r k e d

there a nd asked h o w t o p u r c h a se a g u n w i th o u t the p a p e r w o r k a nd h a v i n g towait. I [advised that i t w as not possible and AIna mi stated hisu n d e r st a n d i n g w a s t h a t he could d e a l w i t h one i n d i v i d u a l to a v o i d th epaperwork. (NY-280350-MM , Seria l 3193)

J u n e 2652,800 dep osit in Sun Tru st a ccou nt. (NY-280350-BS, Ser ia l 352)July 305500 w a s w i t h d r a w n f r o m th e SunTrust a c c o u n t via ATM, 5100 a t a time. (NY-280350-BS,

Serial 352)August 27On 9/13/01, Michelle Erb,Service Director, U nited Airlines (UA ), prov ided a detailedsum ma ry of UA Passenger Data Records regarding U A #93. Erb advised

that on8/27/01, an individual identifying him self as "Sajarah" booked areservation fo r A I n a m i a nd Saeed Algh a md i w ith Visa credit card nu m be r4011806070815781(expires 6/03), through United Airlines' Honolulu,Hawaii, reservation office. The credit card was declined and attempts tocontact Alghamdi failed. (NY-280350-A, Serial 16)

52,000 w as w ithdraw n from the bank account via check presented to a branch of SunTrust.(NY-280350-BS, Serial 352)September 5

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Law Enfo rcem ent Sensit ive.AInami called UA's Bloomington office checking on the status of the two tickets he orderedon 8/27/01, at w hich time he was advised of the dec lination. A ppro xim ately38 m inutes later, Alghamdi contacted UA's B urban k office and providedVisa credit card nu m be r 4011806070840805 (exp. 7/03). The second creditcard num ber w as approved and e-tickets were issued for both A lgha m di and

AInami . The purchase price of the tickets totaled $3,539.50. AInami andAlg ham di were assigned seats 3C and 3D, respectively. (NY-280350-A, Serial16)AInami and A lgha m di visited Mile High Travel /Chambers Travel, 250-A CommercialBoulevard, Lauderdale By The Sea, FL. They paid cash for two tickets onSpirit Airlines flight 1460 leaving at 6:35 pm from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, andarriving at 9:30 pm in Newark, NJ, on 9/7/01. (NY-280350 -MM, Serial 1613)In booking their flight, they provide d contact nu m be r 514-748-2522, w hichbelongs to Vision Travel, 100 Bou levard - Alexis Nihon, Quebec, Can ada.(NY-280350-NK, Serial 1758)September 754,400 w as wi thdrawn from th e accoun t via check presented to a b ra n c h of SunTrus t inaddition to S500 w ithdra w n from an ATM. (NY-280350-BS, Serial 352)AInami and Alghamdi flew from Ft. Lauderda le , FL, to Newark , NJ, on Spir i t Co nt inen ta lAirlines. Fou r used tickets for A l g h a m d i ,Alhaznawi, AInami , and ZiadJarrah found in New ark Day's Inn room s. (Chronology: 9/12/01,10:30 pm ,NK)September 8AInami and Algh am di arrived together in New ark, NJ. They checked into New ark A irportMarriott Hotel at 12:31 am with Jarrah. A videotape at the hotel show sAInami entering the M arriott on 9/8/01 ca rryin g two bags, a m ed ium sizeddark-colored suitcase with wheels and "telescopic" han dle and w ith ashoulder strap, a large, dark (possibly green) gym bag with no visiblema rkings. (NY-280350-NK, Serial 364 & 1727; -PG, Serial 303)September 10Credit card/debit charges at Kinko's #1232, 55 Route 22 East, Springfield, NJ, in thea m o u n t of S22.15, and at the Citgo Gas Station #5234, Cliffside, NJ, in the

am ou nt of $6.74 and $3.99. (NY-280350-SL, Serial 152) Alghamdi andJarrah entered th e Kinko's store at approxim ately 4:04 pm , stayed on theInternet for 58 minu tes, and p rinted seven pages. They then proceeded toth e ticket counter where Jarrah presented Alnami's credit card to pay the$22.15 in fees charged by Kinko's, but wh e n th e clerk hand ed him the credit

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(LES) AInami stayed at the Newark Airport Days Inn; evidence col lected by Newarkprovided a positive identification. (CTD S u m m a r y VI, 9/17/01; NY-280350,Serial 2268)

September 117:03 am : AIn am i checked in two bags for the flight--3UA77391 and 3UA77392. (NY-280350-PG, Serial 303)7:40 am : AIn ami b oa rded the plane and sat in s e a t S C. (Chronology 9/16/01,10:30 p.m.,NK)8:01 am: UA #93 pulled away f rom th e gate.8:42 am: UA #93 depar t ed Newark for San Francisco.9:28 am: Hijackers took over the plane.10:02 am: UA #93 crashed in Stoney Creek Tow nship, Penn sylvania .

ARRESTS/LEO CONTACTS (US AN D F O RE I G N )No informat ion concerning ar rests or law enfo rcem ent con tacts for AIn am i.

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Passport: Saudi #C505363 issued 4/23/od in Jeddah (Chronology: 9/11/01,10 p.m. NY 473& NY-280350-A, Serial 5&16J

Saudi #C115007 (NK, SA| IINS: 32942076908 (for a stay of5/28/01-11/27/01) (NY-280350-A, Serial 16)

ASSOCIATES, LOCATED AND UNL OCAT EDHAMZA ALGHAMDI. (UA 175) and MOHAND ALSHERI (UA 175)

Traveled with Ahmad Alnami from Dubai, UAE, via London to Miami on5/28/01. (NY-280350-A, Serial 5 & USCS Database searches on SecurityDirective names).Linked by address to Alnami. (HQ 4864).

MOHAMED ATTA (AA 11)Linked by address to Alnami. (H Q 4864).

MOHAND ALSHERI (UA 175), MO HAM ED A TTA (AA 11) and MARWAN ALSHEHHI(UA 175)AInami's personal check, found in a Newark hotel room, gave his address as'418 S. Federal Highway, Apt. 117, Hollywood, FL.1 This is the address ofth e Hill Hotel. Moham ad Shahri (aka fo r Mohand Alsheri?) and Moham adElsayed (aka for Mohamed Atta) stayed in room 117with an additionalperson on 5/28/01. They used 1836 Lincoln Street, Hollywood, FL, as a homeaddress. 1836 is a four unit split complex. (NY-280350, Serial 1897) It is thehome address of Manvan Alshehhi per his Verizon calling card. (NY-280350, Serial 1610)

MARWAN ALSHEHHI (UA 175), MO HAM ED ATTA (AA11),and SAEED ALGHAMDI(UA 93)Ahmed A. A. Alnami, M anva n Alshehhi, Moham ed Atta, Sageed A lghhan di [Saeed

Alghamdi] and two unknow n individuals stayed at the Deluxe Inn, 1150 S.Federal Highway, Dania, FL, from 6/11/01 to 6/14/01. (NY-280350-MM,Serial 3255)

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Bank Account : SunTrust, # 0782002028580. This account w a s opened on 6/1/01, w i t h a 54,700 depos i t a nd subsequen t ly funded w i t h a na ddit i ona l 52,800 deposi t on 7/06/01. On 7/30/01, S500 w as w ithdra w n fromthe account via ATM. On 8/27/01, $2,000 w as w ithdra w n from the a ccou ntv ia check presented to a branch of SunTrust . O n 9/07/01, a n add i t i ona lS4 ,400 wa s w i thdraw n from the accou nt via check presented to a b ra nch of

SunTrust in addi t ion to S500 w i thdraw n from a n ATM. As of 9/11/01, thisa ccou nt posses sed a ba la nce of S92.39. (NY-280350-BS, Seria l 352)COMM UNICATION ACCO UNTS (E-MAIL, CELL PHO NES, PDAS, ETC.)

954-771-0620 (same phone # provided for flight reserva t ions a s A h m e d A i g h a m d i a ndSaeed Aighamdi ; # for Ziad Jarrah's res idence at 4641 Bouga inv i l l aDr.,L a u d e r d a l e By TheSea, FL ) (NY-280350-MM, Serial 59)

561-278-1762 (number for 755Dotterel Rd., Delray Beach, FL)954-815-3004 (associa ted w ith credit ca rd/d ebi t) (NY-280350-SL , Seria l 152)954-925-8800 (Hill Hotel, 418 S. Federa l H w y , Hol lywood , FL) (NK, SA| |

INSURANCE POLICIESNo informa t ion a va i lable concerning insura nce pol ic ies for A I n a m i .

AL L PHONE(S) TOLL RECORDS, BILL INGNo informa tion a va i lable concerning phone(s) toll records , bi l l ings fo r A I n a m i .

CRIME SCENE EVIDENCELab Number: 010912013The following items were recovered from the crash s i te of United Airl ines Flight #93 and

were personally delivered to the l abora tory b^i jo f thePittsburgh Field Office:Ql Kingdom of Sa udi Arabia Ident i fica t ion CardQ2 Sa udi Arabia n Youth Hos te ls Assoc ia t ion Identi f ica t ion Card under th e

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Lab Number : 010913013 \The following specimens were personally delivered by] |of the PittsburghField Office:Q18 Silver colored blade and piece of black hand leLab Number: 010914023The following items were recov ered from the crash site of United Airlines Flight #93 andwere personally delivered to the laboratory by| [of th e

Pittsburgh Field Office:Q44 Possible homemade knifeQ45 Handw ritten letter with possible Arabic writing [An alyst Com men t: This ispage one o f the four page "Dear Traveler" letter.)

SEARCH EVIDENC EOn 9/14/01, members of the M iami Division, Evidence Resp onse Team (ERT)responded to M ana Loa Apartm ents , 4532 Bougainvil la Drive, Apartment 2,Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida in order to assist in a consent search of saidapartment:At approximately 12:45 am , a search revealed six small plane train ing videos.The copy right d ate of the videos was 1993 and 1994.Am ong the items of evidence were collected from the scene were thefollowing:

Miscellaneous kitchen items and productsPapers an d magnets from refrigerator in kitchenHandwritten docum ents from TV stand in living roomLatent fingerprints from oven handle in kitchenLatent fingerprints from cable box in living roomHairs and fibers from living roomHairs and fibers from dining roomHairs and fibers from kitchenHairs and fibers from bedroomHairs and fibers from bedroom closetHairs and fibers from bathroom (NY-280350-302, Serial 14154)

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PREPARATION PATTERNS AND PRACTICES A five page Arabic documen t w as located at the crash site of Un i ted Air l inesFlight 93. (Reference: LAB# 010914023HCHO) Th e document provideddetails regarding th e strategy and preparat ion required to conduc t ahijacking. The Behavioral Sciences U nit prov ided an ana lysis of thedocument . (Reference: 265A-NY-280350-HQ-4809)

CREDIT CARDS AND ASSOCIATED CREDIT CARDSCredit Cards: 4011-8060-7081-5781 (NY-280350-BS, S erial 352)Associated Credit Cards: V isa 4011-8060-7081-5781 (ex pir es 6/03)Visa 4011-8060-7084-0805 (exp. 7/03)Visa 4011-8060-7084-4627 (exp. un kn ow n)

O n 9/13/01, M ichelle Erb , Service Directo r, United Airlines (UA), pro vid ed adetailed su m ma ry of UA Passenger Data Reco rds regard ing U A fl ight 93.Erb advised that on 8/27/01, an individual ident i fying himse lf as "Sa j a r ah "booked a reservation for Alnam i and Saeed Alghamdi with Visa credit cardn u m b e r 4011806070815781 (expires 6/03), through United Airlines 'Honolulu, Hawaii, reservation office. The credit card was declined andattem pts to contac t Algh am di failed. On 9/5/01, Aln am i called UA'sBloomington office checking on the status of the tw o tickets at which t ime hewas advised of the declination. App roxim ately 38 minu tes later, Algh am dicontacted UA's Burbank office and provided Visa credi t card nu m ber4011806070840805 (exp. 7/03). The second credi t card n um ber w as approvedand e-tickets were issued for both Alghamdi and Alnami. The purchaseprice of the tickets totaled S3,539.50. Alnam i and Algham di were assignedseats 3C and 3D, respectively. (NY-280350-A, Serial 16)United Airlines' station ma nager Terry Rizzuto provided th e credit cardnu m be r Visa (prob ably) 4011-8060-7084-4627 (exp. unk now n). I t was usedfo r fl ight #93 by Alhaznawi, Algha md i, and Alnam i. (NY-280350-NK, Serial2277)


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