Majed Moqed
Majed Mashaan Ghanem Moqed (Arabic: ماجد موقد, romanized: Mājad Mūqad; 18 June 1977 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker who was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 as part of the 11 September attacks in 2001.
Majed Moqed | |
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| ماجد موقد | |
| Born | 18 June 1977 |
| Died | 11 September 2001 (aged 24) Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. aboard AA Flight 77 |
| Cause of death | Suicide by plane crash (September 11 attacks) |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
A Saudi, Moqed was studying law at a university in Saudi Arabia before joining al-Qaeda in 1999 and being chosen to participate in the 9/11 attacks. He arrived in the United States in May 2001 and helped with the planning of how the attacks would be carried out.
On 11 September 2001, Moqed boarded American Airlines Flight 77 and assisted in the hijacking of the plane so that it could be crashed into the Pentagon.
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