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Waleed al-Shehri
Waleed Mohammed al-Shehri (Arabic: وليد الشهري, romanized: Walīd ash-Shehrī'; 20 December 1978 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker. He was involved in the September 11 attacks against the United States in 2001. He was one of the five hijackers who took control of American Airlines Flight 11, which was then flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
Born in Saudi Arabia, al-Shehri had been a student until he accompanied his mentally ill brother to Medina. Later, he and his brother Wail went to Chechnya, where they fought in support of a jihadist insurgency against Russia. However, they were soon redirected to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where they were recruited to carry out the 11 September attacks. After their selection, the brothers were moved to a safehouse in Pakistan before flying out to the United Arab Emirates and starting the process to enter the United States.
In April 2001, al-Shehri arrived in the United States on a tourist visa. On the day of the attacks, al-Shehri, his brother, and the other hijackers took control of American Airlines Flight 11, following which Mohamed Atta flew the plane into the North Tower in a suicidal attack.
Al-Shehri was born in ʿAsir Province, Saudi Arabia, on 20 December 1978. Growing up in a poor region of the country, near the border with Yemen, he studied to become a teacher in the footsteps of Wail al-Shehri, his elder brother. As his family adhered to Wahhabism, a fundamentalist movement within Islam, al-Shehri grew up in a very conservative household; he was forbidden to indulge in music and did not have any contact with non-mahram females until he was old enough for an arranged marriage. His family also did not have access to satellite television or the Internet.[citation needed]
Waleed al-Shehri left his studies to accompany his brother's leave of absence after his brother 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.[citation needed]
The brothers arrived at the Al Farouq training camp in Afghanistan, where they met Ahmed al-Nami and Saeed al-Ghamdi. Before arriving at Al-Farouq, the four reportedly pledged themselves to jihad in Spring of 2000, in a ceremony presided over by Wail al-Shehri, who had dubbed himself Abu Mossaeb al-Janubi after one of Muhammad's companions.
Waleed al-Shehri later served in the security forces at Kandahar International Airport with Saeed al-Ghamdi. After being selected for the operation, he trained with the other hijackers at al-Matar complex under Abu Turab al-Urduni.[citation needed]
Al-Shehri returned to Saudi Arabia with his brother in the fall of 2000 so they could obtain clean passports and U.S. visas, which they did on 3 October and 24 October, respectively.
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Waleed al-Shehri
Waleed Mohammed al-Shehri (Arabic: وليد الشهري, romanized: Walīd ash-Shehrī'; 20 December 1978 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker. He was involved in the September 11 attacks against the United States in 2001. He was one of the five hijackers who took control of American Airlines Flight 11, which was then flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
Born in Saudi Arabia, al-Shehri had been a student until he accompanied his mentally ill brother to Medina. Later, he and his brother Wail went to Chechnya, where they fought in support of a jihadist insurgency against Russia. However, they were soon redirected to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where they were recruited to carry out the 11 September attacks. After their selection, the brothers were moved to a safehouse in Pakistan before flying out to the United Arab Emirates and starting the process to enter the United States.
In April 2001, al-Shehri arrived in the United States on a tourist visa. On the day of the attacks, al-Shehri, his brother, and the other hijackers took control of American Airlines Flight 11, following which Mohamed Atta flew the plane into the North Tower in a suicidal attack.
Al-Shehri was born in ʿAsir Province, Saudi Arabia, on 20 December 1978. Growing up in a poor region of the country, near the border with Yemen, he studied to become a teacher in the footsteps of Wail al-Shehri, his elder brother. As his family adhered to Wahhabism, a fundamentalist movement within Islam, al-Shehri grew up in a very conservative household; he was forbidden to indulge in music and did not have any contact with non-mahram females until he was old enough for an arranged marriage. His family also did not have access to satellite television or the Internet.[citation needed]
Waleed al-Shehri left his studies to accompany his brother's leave of absence after his brother 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.[citation needed]
The brothers arrived at the Al Farouq training camp in Afghanistan, where they met Ahmed al-Nami and Saeed al-Ghamdi. Before arriving at Al-Farouq, the four reportedly pledged themselves to jihad in Spring of 2000, in a ceremony presided over by Wail al-Shehri, who had dubbed himself Abu Mossaeb al-Janubi after one of Muhammad's companions.
Waleed al-Shehri later served in the security forces at Kandahar International Airport with Saeed al-Ghamdi. After being selected for the operation, he trained with the other hijackers at al-Matar complex under Abu Turab al-Urduni.[citation needed]
Al-Shehri returned to Saudi Arabia with his brother in the fall of 2000 so they could obtain clean passports and U.S. visas, which they did on 3 October and 24 October, respectively.
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