Waleed al-Shehri
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Born Unknown
Asir, Saudi Arabia
Died September 11, 2001
New York City, United States |
Waleed M. al-Shehri , also
transliterated Alshehri) was named by the FBI as a hijacker of
American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston to Los Angeles that
crashed into the World Trade Center as part of the September 11,
2001 attacks. His brother, Wail al-Shehri, is also a suspected
9/11 hijacker. The following birthdates have been associated
with al-Shehri: September 13, 1974; November 5, 1975; January 1,
1976; March 3, 1976; July 8, 1977; December 20, 1978; and May
11, 1979.
Early history
Waleed M. al-Shehri was from 'Asir Province, a poor region in
southwestern Saudi Arabia that borders Yemen.
Studying to become a teacher like Wail, Waleed accompanied his
brother's leave-of-absence after Wail complained of a mental
symptom that had caused him grief, telling their father that he
intended to seek aid from a religious healer in Medina.
The brothers arrived at the Al Farouq training camp in
Afghanistan where they met Ahmed al-Nami and Saeed Alghamdi. The
four reportedly pledged themselves to Jihad in the Spring of
2000, in a ceremony presided over by Wail - who had dubbed
himself Abu Mossaeb al-Janubi after one of Mohammad's
companions.
Waleed later served in the security forces at Kandahar airport
along with Saeed al-Ghamdi. After being selected for the
operation, he trained with the other hijackers at al-Matar
complex under Abu Turab al Jordani.
Early media accounts said that Waleed had earned his pilot's
certificate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1997
However, after a short investigation, ERAU was fully exonerated
from any involvement in the flight training of the terrorists.
Although a former student shared the same name as one of the
hijackers, that former student was still alive and had no
connections to Al-Qaeda.
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Waleed al-Shehri in an undated photograph |
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