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Ahmed al-Ghamdi | Ahmed al-Ghamdi (July 2, 1979 - September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 attacks. | ||
Ghamdi was born in Saudi Arabia in 1979. He dropped out of school to fight in Chechnya and was probably sent to train in Al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan where he would be chosen by Osama bin Laden to participate in the terrorist attacks in America. | Ghamdi was born in Saudi Arabia in 1979. He dropped out of school to fight in Chechnya and was probably sent to train in Al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan where he would be chosen by Osama bin Laden to participate in the terrorist attacks in America. | ||