Mohamed Atta

Mohamed Atta
محمد عطا
Atta in May 2001
Born
Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta

(1968-09-01)1 September 1968
Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt
Died11 September 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 33)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Cause of deathSuicide attack by plane during 9/11.
Alma materCairo University
Hamburg University of Technology
Organization(s)Al-Qaeda
Hamburg cell (1990s–2001)
Known forRingleader of the 9/11 attacks as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Allegianceal-Qaeda
MotiveMotives for the September 11 attacks
Partner(s)Abdulaziz al-Omari, Wail al-Shehri, Waleed al-Shehri and Satam al-Suqami
Details
Date08:46 A.M. (EDT)
CountryUnited States
State(s)New York
Target(s)World Trade Center
Killed1,692 (including the 92 victims of American Airlines Flight 11)
Injured6,000–25,000
WeaponsBoeing 767-223ER
Signature

Mohamed Atta (Arabic: محمد عطا; September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian terrorist hijacker of al-Qaeda 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.

References

  1. ↑ Richard Bernstein: On Path to the U.S. Skies, Plot Leader Met bin Laden. The New York Times, 2002-09-10
  2. ↑ Yosri Fouda: Chilling message of the 9/11 plots. The Sunday Times, 2006-10-1
  3. ↑ "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.