Mohand al-Shehri
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| Native name | مهند الشهري |
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Mohand al-Shehri August 17, 1979 'Asir, Saudi Arabia |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 22) South Tower, World Trade Center Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Mohand Muhammed Fayiz al-Shehri (Arabic: مهند الشهري, Muhand ash-Shehrī; also transliterated as Alshehri) (August 17, 1979 – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 attacks.
A Saudi, Shehri was a former college student who dropped out after failing his courses. He later left his home to fight in Chechnya in 2000, but was probably diverted to Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan. It was during that time that he would be chosen to take part in the attacks in America. He received a U.S. student visa in October 2000.
Shehri arrived in the United States in May 2001. On September 11, 2001, Shehri boarded United Airlines Flight 175 and assisted in its hijacking so that it could be flown into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
Shehri was also known under the aliases "Mohammed al-Shehhi" and "Mohald al-Shehri".
Born 1979, Shehri was one of five hijackers to come from the 'Asir province of Saudi Arabia, the others being Ahmed al-Nami, Abdulaziz al-Omari and Waleed and Wail al-Shehri, two brothers unrelated to Mohand.
According to Arab News, Shehri went to fight in Chechnya in early 2000, where he may have met Hamza al-Ghamdi. On October 23, Mohand applied for a US B-1/B-2 visa in Jeddah. Other than an error on his school's address the application was not suspicious and he was not interviewed before being granted the visa.
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