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Hamza al-Ghamdi was one of the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the [[9/11|September 11 attacks]]. | Hamza al-Ghamdi was one of the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the [[9/11|September 11 attacks]]. | ||
Born in Saundi Arabia, Ghamdi left his family to fight in Chechnya and was probably sent | Born in Saundi Arabia, Ghamdi left his family to fight in Chechnya and was probably sent to [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda]<span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;"> training camps in Afghanistan where he was chosen to participate in the 9/11 attacks.</span> | ||
He arrived in the United States in May 2001 on a tourist visa. On September 11, 2001, Ghamdi boarded United Airlines Flight 175 and hijacked the plane along with four other terrorists so that the plane could be crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. | He arrived in the United States in May 2001 on a tourist visa. On September 11, 2001, Ghamdi boarded United Airlines Flight 175 and hijacked the plane along with four other terrorists so that the plane could be crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. | ||