Salem al-Hazmi
Saudi terrorist and 9/11 hijacker (1981–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salem Muhammed al-Hazmi (Arabic: سالم الحازمي, romanized: Sālam al-Ḥāzmī; 2 February 1981 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker who was one of the 5 hijackers who assisted in the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 77 as part of the 11 September attacks. The aircraft was deliberately crashed into the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., killing al-Hazmi and everyone else aboard the flight.
Salem al-Hazmi | |
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سالم الحازمي | |
Born | (1981-02-02)2 February 1981 Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
Died | 11 September 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 20) Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. aboard American Airlines Flight 77 |
Cause of death | Suicide by plane crash as part of the 9/11 attacks |
Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Relatives | Nawaf al-Hazmi (brother) |
Al-Hazmi had a relatively long history with al-Qaeda before being selected for the attacks. He obtained a tourist visa through the Visa Express program and arrived in the United States in June 2001 where he would settle in New Jersey with other American 77 hijackers up until the attacks.
On 11 September 2001, al-Hazmi boarded Flight 77 alongside four accomplices, his older brother Nawaf al-Hazmi included. He helped subdue the passengers and crew, allowing the team's suicide pilot Hani Hanjour to take control of the plane. Al-Hazmi had only turned 20 that same year, making him the youngest of the nineteen terrorists to partake in the attacks.