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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. | '''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. | ||
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On the morning of September 11, 2001, Ahmed left the hotel with Hamza, the two of them sharing a taxicab to get to Logan International Airport. There, Ghamdi showed his Virginia ID Card as identification, and boarded Flight 175 where he sat the furthest back of the hijackers, in seat 9D, helped to hijack it, and assisted as the plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Ahmed and younger brother Hamza al-Ghamdi pushed the passengers and crew to the back of the plane while [[Fayez Banihammad]] and Mohand al-Shehri killed the pilots allowing [[Marwan Al-Shehhi]] to take control of the plane. | On the morning of September 11, 2001, Ahmed left the hotel with Hamza, the two of them sharing a taxicab to get to Logan International Airport. There, Ghamdi showed his Virginia ID Card as identification, and boarded Flight 175 where he sat the furthest back of the hijackers, in seat 9D, helped to hijack it, and assisted as the plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Ahmed and younger brother Hamza al-Ghamdi pushed the passengers and crew to the back of the plane while [[Fayez Banihammad]] and Mohand al-Shehri killed the pilots allowing [[Marwan Al-Shehhi]] to take control of the plane. | ||
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