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Wail al-Shehri was one of the | Wail al-Shehri was one of the hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, which was hijacked and flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the [[9/11|September 11 attacks]]. | ||
Shehri was an elementary school teacher from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamis_Mushait Khamis Mushait] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Asir Asir] region of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia Saudi Arabia]. In early 2000 he traveled to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medina Medina] to seek treatment for mental problems. He and his younger brother [[Waleed al-Shehri|Waleed]] traveled to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan Afghanistan] in March 2000 and joined an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_training_camp Al-Qaeda training camp]. The brothers were chosen, along with others from the same region of Saudi Arabia, to participate in the September 11 attacks. Once selected, Shehri returned to Saudi Arabia in October 2000 to obtain a clean passport, then returned to Afghanistan. In March 2001, he recorded his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_%28law%29 last will and testament] on video. | Shehri was an elementary school teacher from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamis_Mushait Khamis Mushait] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Asir Asir] region of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia Saudi Arabia]. In early 2000 he traveled to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medina Medina] to seek treatment for mental problems. He and his younger brother [[Waleed al-Shehri|Waleed]] traveled to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan Afghanistan] in March 2000 and joined an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_training_camp Al-Qaeda training camp]. The brothers were chosen, along with others from the same region of Saudi Arabia, to participate in the September 11 attacks. Once selected, Shehri returned to Saudi Arabia in October 2000 to obtain a clean passport, then returned to Afghanistan. In March 2001, he recorded his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_%28law%29 last will and testament] on video. | ||
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[[Category:Emotionless Villains]] | [[Category:Emotionless Villains]] | ||
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