1. Khalid Muhammad Abdallah al-Mihdhar was a Saudi terrorist hijacker.
20 Facts About Khalid al-Mihdhar
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In June 2000, Khalid al-Mihdhar left the United States for Yemen, leaving al-Hazmi behind in San Diego.
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In 1997, Khalid al-Mihdhar told his family that he was leaving to fight in Chechnya, though it is not certain that he actually went to Chechnya.
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In late 1999, al-Hazmi, bin Attash and al Yemeni went to Karachi, Pakistan to see Mohammed, who instructed them on Western culture and travel; however, Khalid al-Mihdhar did not go to Karachi, instead returning to Yemen.
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On 4 January 2000, Khalid al-Mihdhar left Yemen and flew to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he spent the night.
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On 5 January 2000, Khalid al-Mihdhar traveled to Kuala Lumpur, where he joined al-Hazmi, bin Attash and al-Yemeni, who were all arriving from Pakistan.
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The Malaysians reported that Khalid al-Mihdhar spoke at length with bin Attash, and he met with Fahd al-Quso and others who were later involved in the USS Cole bombing.
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Al-Mihdhar and al-Hazmi took flight lessons on 5 May 2000, at the Sorbi Flying Club in San Diego, with Khalid al-Mihdhar flying an aircraft for 42 minutes.
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Al-Mihdhar and al-Hazmi moved out of the Parkwood Apartments at the end of May 2000, and Khalid al-Mihdhar transferred registration for the Toyota Corolla to al-Hazmi.
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On 10 June 2000, Khalid al-Mihdhar left the United States and returned to Yemen to visit his wife, against the wishes of Mohammed who wanted him to remain in the United States to help al-Hazmi adapt.
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In late 2000, Khalid al-Mihdhar was back in Saudi Arabia, staying with a cousin in Mecca.
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In February 2001, Khalid al-Mihdhar returned to Afghanistan for several months, possibly entering across the Iranian border after a flight from Syria.
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FBI director Robert Mueller later stated his belief that Khalid al-Mihdhar served as the coordinator and organizer for the muscle hijackers.
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Khalid al-Mihdhar was the last of the muscle hijackers to return to the United States.
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On his visa application, Khalid al-Mihdhar falsely stated that he had never previously traveled to the United States.
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At the time when Khalid al-Mihdhar was admitted to the United States, immigration inspectors had not been trained to look for such indicators.
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The day before the attacks, Robert Fuller of the New York office requested that the Los Angeles FBI office check all local Sheraton Hotels, as well as Lufthansa and United Airlines bookings, because those were the two airlines Khalid al-Mihdhar had used to enter the country.
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Security video footage later released shows that Moqed was wanded, but the screener did not identify what set off the alarm, and both Moqed and Khalid al-Mihdhar were able to proceed without further hindrance.
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Al-Mihdhar was selected by the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System, which involved extra screening of his luggage; however, because Khalid al-Mihdhar did not check any luggage, this had no effect.
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On 12 September 2001, the Toyota Corolla purchased by Khalid al-Mihdhar was found in Dulles International Airport's hourly parking lot.