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Ahmed Ajaj


Ahmed Mohammad Ajaj (Arabic: أحمد محمد عجاج‎‎; also transliterated Ahmad Mohammad Ajaj; born 1966) was convicted of participating in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He is currently serving a 115-year sentence at ADX Florence in Florence, Colorado for his role in the bombing.[1]

Ajaj was born in the West Bank and immigrated to Houston, Texas, where he worked as a pizza delivery driver.

April 24, 1992, abandoning his first asylum claim, Ajaj flew from New York to Peshawar, Pakistan, using the alias Ibraham Salameh, from there to Camp Khalden on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Lacking necessary credentials, Ajaj was sent to Saudi Arabia to obtain a letter of recommendation.

May 16, 1992, he flew to Saudi Arabia via United Arab Emirates where he procured a letter of introduction requesting the leader of Camp Khalden provide the bearer with training in the use of weapons and explosives. Ajaj returned to Pakistan via UAE, arriving June 14, 1992, and began the bomb building course.

August 31, 1992, using services of a Pakistani travel agent, Ahmad Ajaj and Ramzi Yousef boarded Pakistan International Airlines flight 703 in Peshawar and flew to Karachi, Pakistan, then on to Kennedy Airport in New York City, flying first class during both legs of the trip, believing they would receive less scrutiny.


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