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and an associate of NAWAF ALHAZMI. HANJOUR and ALHAZMI were two of
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attacked the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. ABDULLAH took flight
trainin with HANJOUR at v rio fli ht schools in the Phoenix, 9 e
Arizona metropolitan area. the United States during Mal2002 and is currentlv in Yemeni i é
where lof HANI HANJOUR
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his interviews wit t e FBI. about
HANJOUR or ALHAZMI and mentioned nothin about his appearances[:::::::::::::::] Phoenix believes being less than
forthright ooncernin his knowledg hdid not know last name.
verv vaoue about his contacts with the FBI Interviewin A ents
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why he met| went to Indiana for
"personal reasons." .
LU? >§i FAISAL ALSALMI, a friend of ABDULLAH, was arrested
by FBI Phoenix for providing false statements concerning hisknowledge of HANI HANJOUR.
his attorneys and the USAO Phoenix office, stated that f w withHANJOUR in Arizona on a private plane on one occasion.Efi:ffi::]as
part of the free talk agreement, took an FBI administered polygraph.
AL-SALMI was asked if a political and/or religious organization sent
him to the United States to learn how to fly. ALSALMI responded "no"
to this question. His response to this question was characterized bythe FBI polygraph examiner/FBI laboratorygas showing deception.were "friends." didnot know if] Iknewleach other from Sau l re ia
or met e in the United States.
assisted in obtaining an agplication to attend ERAU,
Prescott, Arizona.| |arrested by the
FBI but claimed that had has no personal knowledge about the
circumstances concerning his arrest.
CU! ;{ On November 19, 1999, HAMDAN ALSHALAWI and MOHAMMED
AL~QUDHAIEEN were detained by the Columbus, Ohio Police Department
CPD! and the FBI after being involved in an incident on board
America West Airlines AWA! flight 90. ALQUDHAIEEN allegedly
attempted to gain access to the cockpit on two occasions while the
aircraft was in flight. He claimed during an interview with the FBI
and CPD that he was looking for the restroom. ALSHALAWI and AL-
QUDHAIEEN stated that they were traveling from Phoenix to
Washington, D.C. to attend a function at the Saudi Arabian Embassy.
Both men were released after questioning and the case was closed
without any prosecution. In light of the terrorist attacks on
September ll, 2001, this incident is being reexamined to determine
whether ALSHALAWI and AL-QUDHAIEEN were conducting a dry run and/or
test of America West in-flight security procedures. Investigation is
continuing regarding this matter.
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Muslim." ave t e oran memorized and
would take turns reciting the Koran at the ICC, Tempe, Arizona I
Ramadan.| [are good friends.
the University
Tucson, Arizona has only me twotimes. He could not remember when. The first time he méq I
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' T cson. claimed that the onl knowled e he has concernin.in u _ y g gI [involvement in the AWA incident waswhat he heard in the media. Abeing"close friends"| oes notknow if| I ibefore coming tothe United States. Phoenix believes not being
completely truthful concerning his SOUBRA's! relationship with AL~
SHALAWI and ALQUDHAIEEN and his knowledge of the AWA incident.
EU? knowing HANI. I-IANJOUR and NAWAF AL1-IAZMI-
He also de i . having any nowledge of and/or involvement with theSeptember ll, 2001 terrorist attacks. Phoenix notes that
through his own admissions, placed himself in the social circ e a
Phoenix believes HANJOUR and AL-HAZMI moved in during the time period
they were in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Phoenix believes that itis likely thatE;;:::::::;JHANJOUR and AL-HAZMI however no proof of
this exists at e presen time. /
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supported armed struggle and Jihad I I
told him that he was planning tates to
attend military camps in Afghanistan believedthese camps to be ALQAEDA camps.! Iwas calling people around
the United States and overseas ma ing is travel arrangements to getinto Afghanistan.[::::::]did not know who[:%;:::::] was callin or
what phone he was using when he ' t ese arrangements.
stated that he did not know how o Afghanistan.
could not remember soecificallv when left the United
States.L_ that his fatherwanted him to leave the United States. It is not known if[;;::%;:::::]father knew of his desire%?lans to travel to Afghanistan. UB.
believes that to Saudi Arabia for a period of time
before going to Afghanistan.
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during the Spring oes no now whe was when
he e-mailed him. in this email wanted to get the
names of ten electrica engineering com anies located across theUnited States.| Qlwante to get a job at oneof these cc anie .| ?a list of tenCOmpani¬S.i iwas not clear how he came up with this list nor
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emailed him back after obtaining the list of com anies and
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provide any additional information concerning t 1S
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developed information indicating that he a trave ed to Seattle,
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77 terrorists! resided at 2221 W. Farmdale, Apartment 10, Mesa,
Arizona for several weeks during December 2000. HANJOUR and AL-HAZMI
I k' t ' rented apartment 10 from a Pa is anil EL
subject L99NPX 70342!. not made aware or Ehe tact at
the FBI followed him to to a ress. Intervie ing Agents
di ow andthat he had met Him at the mpe, Arizona l isaw on
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him since 11s arrest on May 42 2002 has been an individual named
a Palestinian, is in his early to mid 30s in
age He lS employed for a Phoenix area com any that provides
maintenance to medical/hospital e 1 I . metat the ICC, Tempe, Arizona.Ef:fff:]di not say how long he has
known A Preliminary Inquiry P.I.! will be initiated in an
effort to fully identify him and to determine if he is engaged in
international terrorism activities. »
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near future. Investigation is continuing _the ICC bulletin board that| Iwas renting an aoartment|
he looked at the apartment and did not like it and therefore did not
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EYAD MAHMOUD MOHAMMED MOUSTAFA ALRABABAH was interviewed
at the Alexandria County Jail, Alexandria. Virginia VA!. esent
during the interview wasL_KERKEIEKH IPrior to any questioning, was advised of the nature of
- the interview and the identity of the interviewing agents. He was
then provided with a Proffer Agreement letter an behalf of the
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE USAO! for the Eastern District of
Virginia EDVA!. The letter explained the rules and agreements of
the proffer session, which ALRABABAH acknowledged he understood and
he and his attorney siqned.Also oresent during the interviews were
Special A ent SAII I New York Office NYO! andSA.[:::::f::::i]Washington Field Office WFO! of the Federal Bureau
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