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09/11/2001:9:05 am : United Airlines (UA) Flight 17 5 crashed into th e South tower of the World Trade Center(WTQ. Ahmed ALGHAMDI was listed on the manifest as sitting in seat 9D and ispresumed dead.[Source: UA Passenger manifest via FBI CG]

8:00am: UA 175 scheduled departure I[Source: UAviaFBICG] ! \8 am: UA 175 departed Bost

ALGHAMDI was assigned toseat 9D. Add ress listed on the manifest as 1730S. FederalHighway, #260, D el Ray Beach, FL 33483with telepho ne (561) 278-1762. UA record s alsoreveal that he checked two bags. ;[Source: UA Passenger Manifest]

5:52am: Hamza ALGHAM DI cheeked out of Days Hotel. Ab out 15 min utes earl ier a manidentified by the hotel manager as ALGHA MD I came out of the elevators an d exitedt h e hotel. i \: 09/26/2001FBI BS interview

I J in FBI BS 302 dated 09/26/2001; and 09/13/2001 FBI BSinterview of Days Hotel revenue m anager! |in FBI BS 302 dated09/27/2001]Time unkno wn: Unknown individual in roon 241 called Days Hotel fron t desk to request taxi to Boston-Logan Airport [Source: 09/19/2001 FBI BS investigative s u m m a r y by SA J I

09/10/2001:7:31pm: An individual made a balance inquiry of ALGHAMDI's Dime Savings Bank at anATM in Brighton, MA.[Source: Financial records from Dime Savings Bank , Morris Plains , NJ; FBI BSinvestigation]3:00 pm: Maid cleaned room 241 and noted Hamza ALGH AM DI and two un kn ow n men. One of

these other men may have been UA175 Hijacker Ahm ed ALGHAMDI, who was identifiedby the night manag er from a photo. Maid noticed large amo unts of body ha ir and water onthe floor. Room occupants appeared to have slept on top of the bed sheets an d placed lightsilk cloth over the pillows. All of the bod y lotion prov ided by the hote l was used.[Source: FBI BS Major Case 18 2 Investigative Status Report dated 09/18/2001 andFBI BS investigation in 265A-NY-280350-A serial 16]

2:33 pm: Unk nown individual in room 241 made a 1.1 min ute telephon e call to 800-325-6000,subscribed to by Western Union.

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09/25/2001, FBI BS inves t iga t ive u n d a t e on 09/27/2001. and 09/13/2001 in t e rv iew ofD ays Hotel revenue manager ! in FBI BS 302 dated 09/27/20011

2:30 pm: Housekeeping supervisor asked to clean room 241. Three men were observed in the r o o m .[Source: 09/19/2001 FBI BS i nves tiga tive sum ma ry by SA J |2:28 pm: Unknown indiv idua l in room 241 made a 1.4minute telephone call to 800-325-6000,subscribed to by Westert.ynion. .[Source: FBI BS timeline dated 09^21/2001, FBI I?S investigative update dated

09/25/2001. FBI BS invest iga t ive u p d a t e on 09/27/2001. and 09/13/2001 i n t e rv i ew ofDays Hotel r e v e n u e m a n a g e t ] Jin FBI BS 302 date d 09/27/2001 ]1:38 pm: U n k n o w n i n d iv idua l in room 24 1 m a d e a 6 m i n u t e t e l e p h o n e 'call to 800-698-1174( Internat ional Inter l ink) .[Source: FBI BS t imel ine dated 09/21/2001; FBI BS inv est iga t ive up date date d

09/25/2001; and 09/13/20Q1 intervieW pfDays Hotel revenue manager)I tn FBI BS 302 dated 09/27/200111:30 p m : Maid at Days Hote l a t temp ted to clean room 241. \: 09/19/2001 FBI BS in ves tigative su m

12:08 pm: Un kno wn i n d iv idua l i n room 241 made a 1 .8 minute te l ephone cal l to 800-698-1174( Internat ional Inter l ink) .(Source: FBI BS t imel ine dated 09/21/2001; FBI BS inv es t iga t ive up da te da ted09/25/2001; and 09/13/2001 interview of Days Hotel revenue m a n a g e r )

1 "|nFBI BS 302 dated 09/27/2001 ]11:04 am : U n k n o w n i n d iv idua l in room 24 1 m a d e a 1.8 m i n u t e t e l ephone ca l l to 800-698-1174( I n t e r n a t i o n a l Inter l ink) .[Source: FBI BS t imel ine dated 09/21/2001; FBI BS invest iga t ive u p d a t e da ted09/25/2001; and 09/13/2001 i n te rv i ew of Days Hote l r evenue managed I

I lin FBI BS 302 dated 09/27/2001]T ime unknow n: An individual, using ALGHAMDI's Dim e Savings Bank ATM card, withdrew S20.75 froman A TM a t 400 Western Avenu e , Brighton , M A. The video tape fo r th i s t r ansac t ion w as

blank. [Source: Finan cia l records from D i m e Savings Ban k, Morr is P la ins, NJ; FBI BSinvest igat ion]09/09/2001:

T im e u n k n o w n : A n i n d i v i d u a l m a d e a $16.34 Visa purchase , us ing AL GHAMDI 's Dime Savings B ank Visadebi t card, at Star Market, Brighton, MA.[Source: Financia l records from Di me Savings Bank, Morr is P la ins, NJ; FBI BSinvest igat ion]

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A H M E D A L G H A M D I10:04 pm: Unknown individual in room 24 1 m a de a te lephone call lasting 81 seconds or 5.3 minutes toU A E te lephone number 011971505515173 With Calling Card 800-698-1174, PIN

#2902746437.[Source: Days Hotel via FBI BS investigation in 265iA-NY-280350-BS serial 352,and 09/13/2001 interview of Days Hotel revenue managed tn FBIBS 302 dated 09/27/2001J / / / \3 pm : Unknown individual in room

num be r 011971505515173 with Calling Card 800-698-1174,PIN#2902746437.[Source: Days Hotel via FBI BS investigation in 265A-!>lY-28d350-BS serial 352]

10:02 pm : Unknown individual in room 24 1 made a telephone call lasting 33 seconds to UAE te lephonen u m b e r 011971505515173 with palling Card 800-698-1174, PIN #2902746437.[Source: Days Hotel vi a F^I BS investigatio n in 265A-NYV280350-BS serial 352]

9:31 pm : U nknow n ind iv idua l in room 24 1 m a de a telephone call lasting 13.1minutes to 800-698-1174(International Interlink). / \: 09/13/2001 FBI ]BS interI In FB J BS 302dated 09/27/20011 \5 pm : Unk nown indiv idua l

(International Interlink). / \: 09/13/2001 FBI BS intervI f i n FBI BS 302 dated 09/27/2001) \6 pm: Unkno wn indiv id

(International Interlink). \: 09/13/2001 FBI BS interI InFBI BS 302 dated 09/27/2001]

4:29 pm: Unk nown individual in room 241 made a te lephone call lastin g 2.1 min ut es to 800-698-1174(International Interlink).[Source: 09/13/2001 FBI BS interview of Days Hotel revenue m an ag e r l IL Tin FBI BS 302dated 09/27/2001]

1:30 pm: Person in room 24 1 hand ed garbage bags to maid who did not clean room.[Source: 09/19/2001 FBI BS investigative sum m ary by SA|_

Time unknown: Unknown individual in room 24 1 paid S12.55 fo r pornographic movie.[Source: 09/19/2001 FBI BS investigative sum m ary by SA| landFBI BS timeline dated 09/21/2001]

Time unknown: An in dividual staying in room 24 1 went to the D ays Hotel front desk to pay for twoadditional nights stay. T he individual asked to change foreign currency and pay the nextday. T he hotel manager explained that th e room had to be paid fo r that day. T he individualwas characterized as "the second man" who accompanied H amz a ALGHAM DI, and wasdescribed as 5'6" to 5'7" tall, thin bu ild, thin skinn y face, ungro om ed facial hair, an d

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casually dressed. The description fits Ahmed ALGHAMDI, who was later identif ied asleaving th e hotel shortly before Ham za ALGHAM DI checked out on the m o r n i n g of09/11/2001. y A[Source: 09/13/2001 FBI BS in terview of Days Ho tel r evenue managerT~~|I jh iFBI BS302 dated09/27/2001] \\ :

T im e u nknow n: U nknow n ind iv idu a l in room 24 1 possibly telephoned Milner Hotel room(s) of UA 175hijacker Fayez AHM ED and Am erican Air l ines (AA) Fl ight 11 h i jacker Mo ham ed ATTA.[Source: Days Hotel in 265A-NY-280350 serial 3233] \4 pm : Unk nown ind iv idua l used

SHEHHI's cell ph one 954-815-3004 for 1.1 minutes. The call was made from room 241.[Source: 09/13/2001 interview of Days Hotel reve nue man aged inFBI BS 302 dated 09/27/2001] \8 pm : Unk nown ind iv idual use

SHEHHI's cell pho ne 954-815-3004 for 5.2 min utes. The call was ma de from room 241.[Source: 09/13/2001 interview of Days Hotel revenue m a n a u e r l |inFB I BS 302dated 09/27/2001 ] \a 2:00pm: Hamza ALGHAMDI

Days Hotel, Boston.[Source: 09/13/2001 interview of Days Hote l r evenue man ager ! lin 'FBI BS 302 dated 09/27/2001]

12:53pm: Hamza ALGHAMDI and an unide ntified male, l ikely Ahm ed ALGHAM DI, checked out ofCharles Hotel, Cambridge.[Source: FBI BS Major Case 182 Investigative Status Report dated 09/22/2001]

12:17 pm: Un kno wn individua l used calling card 800-391-5685, PIN #3722308, to call Marw an A L-SHEHHI's eel! phone 954-815-3004 for 1 minute , 6 seconds. The call w as m a d e from th eCharles Hotel, telephone 617-864-1200.[Source: FBI BS investigative update dated 09/25/2001]

12:15 pm: Un kno wn individual used calling card 800-391-5685, PIN #3722308, to call M ar w an A L -SHEHHI's cell phone 954-815-3004 for 13 seconds. The call was made from the CharlesHotel, telephone 617-864-1200.

[Source: FBI BS investigative update dated 09/25/2001]11:14 am : Unknown individual used th e guest key to enter room 536.

[Source: FBI BS investigative upd ate dated 09/25/2001]10:39 am : Unk nown individual used th e guest key to enter room 536.

[Source: FBI BS investigative upda te dated 09/25/2001]

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[Source: FBI BS investigative update dated 09/25/2001]9;21 am: Unk now n ind ividual used calling card 800-391-5685,PIN #37 2308, to call Ma r w a n AL-SHEHHTs cell phon e 954-815-3004 fo r 2/tninutes, 7 seconds. The call was m a d e from a paytelephone on the second floor of the Charles Hotel. \: FBI BS investigative update dated 09/25/2001)

8:00am-9:00am: | |6f UTS Taxi took H a mz a A L G H A MD I andanu n k n o w nmale presumed to be Ahmed ALGHAMDI from the Charles Hotel to several otherhotels over aperiod of abou t 45 minutes. i fclso gave HamzaA L G H A MD I a card for the Suisse Cha let Hotel w hich w as found in a subsequen tsearch of room 241 at the Days Hotel. I[Source: FBI BS Major Case 18 2 Investigative Status R eport dated 09/22/2001]

7:48 am: Unknown individual used theguest key to enter room 536.[Source: FBI BS investigative upd ate da ted 09/25/2001

Time unknown: Unknown individual in room 53 6 called 617-491-2222,subscribed to by the Inn at Harvard ,Cambridge, M A. (C om me nt: FBI BS assessed that ALGH AM DI and his unkn ow ncompanion may have been looking fo r cheaper hotel rooms).[Source: FBI BS Major Case 18 2 Investigative Status Report dated 09/22/2001]

09/07/2001:Time unknown: A n individua! made a balance inquiry of ALGH AM DI's Dim e Savings Bank account at anATM in the Charles Hotel , Cam bridge, MA. \ : F i n a n c i a l r e c o r d s f r om Dim e Savings Bank, Mor ris P lains,

investigation] i10:09 pm : Unkn own individual used the guest key to enter room 536.

[Source: FBI BS investigative update dated 09/25/200110:01 pm : Unknown individual used calling card 800-391-5685, PIN #3722308, to cal l Marwan AL-

SHEHHI's cell phone 954-815-3004 for 5 minutes, 6seconds. The call was made from a paytelephone o utside the Charles Hotel.[Source: FBI BS investigative up da te dated 09/25/2001]7:38 pm : Presumed to have checked into room 536 at the Char les Hotel. One Bennet t Street,

Cambridge, MA . Acco rding to desk start I Hamza ALGHAM DI wasaccompanied by an u n k n o w n Arab male, presum ed to be Ahm ed ALGHAMDI. They wereissued two room keys.

[Source: FBI BS Major Case 18 2 Investigative Status R eport date d 09/22/2001]3:20 pm: Arrived onAirTran flight 284 (seat 16A) from Atlanta-Hartsfield to Boston-Logan withHamza ALGHAMDI (seat 16C).

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[Source: FBI M M interview of Liberty Travel agentf_ _|in 265 A-

12:05 pm:

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NY-280350-302 serial 14676, FBI BS investigation referenced in 09/25/2001discussion between FBI BSSA| / \ \ \ d INSD TOY SSRAI I and AirTran flight manifest via FBI BS faxed on05/25/2001] / / ! 1 \ w on AirTran flight 188 (seat 12D) from Fort L

Hamza ALGHAMDI (seat 12E). / U \: FBI MM interview of Liberty Travel agent[Jin 265A-NY-280350-302 serial 14676, FBI BS investig ation referenced in 09/25/2001discussion between FBI BS SA l \\d INSDTOY SSRA

1 [and Air Tr a n flight manife$t \v ia FBI BS faxed on09/25/2001] / UPost date fo r Check #96 written by A h me d ALGHAM DI (Dime Sav ings Ba nk accoun t) pa id out toHamza ALGHAM DI (SunTrus t Ba nk account) in the a m o u n t of S950.00. Event date wa s likely09/04/2001. / / \: FBI NK investigation and D i m e Savings Ba

in 265A-NY-280350-BS seria l 352] / \t fo r ALGHAM DI purchased for UA 175 via t

using Hamza ALGHAMDI's debit card. / \n 265A-NY-280350-302[Source: FBI CG interview of UA ticket a g e n t lserial 232] / 'An individual tr ied to p u r cha se 2 one-wa y tickets for UA flig ht 175 for Ahm ed AL GHAM DI a ndHamza ALGHAMDI us ing Hamza ALG HAM DI ' s debit card. The cha rge to the debit card isrejected because of the amount of the purchase . A one way e-ticket is purchased fo r Ha m zaALGHAMDI and one is reserved for Ahmed/ALGHAMDI for UA 175. The contact informationused for the reservations is 1730 S. Federal Highway, #260, Del Ray Beach, Florida, 33483 andtelephone! I This telephone number wa s also used to reserve tickets fo r fellow UA 175hijackers Hamza ALGHAMDI and Mohand ALSHEHRI. (Note: The subscriber for that n um b er is| |Del RayBeach, Florida.) \: FBI CG interview of UA ticket agentl

serial 232]Post date fo r Ch eck #94 written by A h me d ALG HAM DI (Dime Savings Ba nk account) paid out toHamza ALGHAMDI (SunTrust Bank account) in the a m o u n t of $2,000.00.

[Source: Financial records from Dime Savings Ba nk, Morris Pla ins, NJ; FB I BSinvestigation]An ind iv idua l wi thdrew $102.00 from ALGHAMDI's Dime Sav ings Ba nk accoun t in North BocaRaton, FL, using ALGHAM DI's ATM card. On the sam e day, the ba l ance on the a cco un twaschecked on two occasions.[Source: Fina ncia l records from Dime Savings Ba nk, Morris Plains, NJ; FBI BSinvestiga tion. Inform atio n in 265A-NY-280350-NK serial 3712 noted th a t these transactionstook place on 08/12/2001 a t approx imate ly 7pm.]

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08/09/2001:2:15 pm:

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ALGH AM DI took AirTran Flight 2503 (seat 28D) from Atlan ta to Miam i with Amer i canAirl ines (AA) Flight 11 hijacker Abdulaziz ALOMARI (seat 28E).[Source: FBI BS review of A irT ran dat ab ase in 265A-NY-280350 serial 5860 and265A-NY-280350-BS-294]

ALGHAMDI arrived at Atlanta from Newark on A irTran Flight 573 with AA 11hijacker Abdulaziz ALOMARI.[Source: FBI BS review of AirTran database in 265A-NY-280350 serial 5860 an d265A-NY-280350-BS-294]ALGHA MDI took AirTran Fl igh t 573 (seat 28D) from New ar k to At lan ta with A A 11hijack er Abdu laziz ALO MA RI (seat 28E).[Source: FBI BS review of AirTran database in 265A-NY-280350 serial 5860 an d

265A-NY-280350-BS-294]An i n d i v idua l m ade a $3.60 Visa purch ase, using ALG HA MD I's Dim e Savings Bank V isa card, inPaterson, NJ.[Source: Fin anc ial records from Di m e Savings Bank, Morris Plains, NJ; FBI BS

investigation]Booked flight (8/9/01) from New ar k to Miam i through A LP Travel w ith address 1636 M ain Aven ue,Clifton, NJ 07011.[Source: 265A-NY-280350-BS seria l 294]ALGHAMDI, with th e assistance of Victor FLORES-LOPEZ, obtained a Virginia Identif icationCard under the nam e of Ahm e d Saleh S. AL G H A M D I . On the same day, AA 77 hi jacker SalemALHAMZI and ALGH AMD I were videotaped on a SunTrust Bank AT M video, 5922 Rich mo ndHighway, Alexandria, V A , while cond ucting an ATM transaction.[Source: FBI WFO investigation in 265A-NY-280350-WF serial 546]$3,000.00 cash was deposited into ALGH AM DI's Dim e Savings Ban k account.[Source: FBI NK investigation and D ime Savings Bank reference d in FBI BS investigatio n

in 265A-NY-280350-BS serial 352]Opene d Dim e Savings Bank acco unt #6540003578 with $100.00 deposit at Totowa branch in MorrisPlains, NJ, in nam e of A hm ad Saleh ALGH AMD I. The acc ount nu m be r is 200.000.0000.6540003578with ATM debi t card number 4343.0305.1914.0805. ALGH AM DI listed his address as 96 Linw oodPlaza, #417, Fort Lee, NJ with telephone num ber 973-652-2555. This address n u m b e r is alsoassociated with AA 77 hijackers Naw af ALH AZM I and Salem ALHAZMI. This telephone num be r isalso associated with AA 77 hijackers Nawaf (aka N awaq) ALHAZMI an d Majed MOQED.ALGHAM DI was accompa nied by Naw af ALHAZM I and Majed M OQED (both from flight 77).Bank em ployee photocopied Algham di 's passport photo and USAID card.[Source: FBI N K investigation and Dime Savings Bank referenced in FBI BS investigationin 265A-NY-280350-BS serial 352 and FBI NK investigation in 265A-NY-280350-NK serial

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05/21/2001-08/31/2001: On or about 05/21/2001, ALGHAMDIand Hani HANJOUR, using the names A h m e dSALEH and Hani SALEH, rented an apartment at 486 Union Ave, Paterson, NJ. Duringth e course of the rental, four to five individuals resided at the apartment. Nawaf ALHAMZIw as positively identif ied as residing at the apartment. The apartment w as vacated prior to8/31/2001.[Source: 265A-NY-280350-302 serials 25453,25445, and 25448]

05/08-10/2001: Witness interview and hotels records at the Fairfield Inn Hotel reveal that Hani HANJOUR,NawafALHAMZI, Majid MOQED and ALGHAMDI stayed there f rom 05/08/2001 to 05/10/2001. Theroom at the Fairfield In n Hotel w as acquired by HANJOUR. A review of hotel records d e t e r m i n e dth e group made 75 local telephone calls, with m a n y calls to area fl ight schools an d real estateagencies. The group was led to Fairfield by Eyad ALRABABAH.[Source: N ew Haven investigation; 09/29/2001 interviewof Eyad MahmoudM o h a m m e dMoustafa ALRABABAH FB I NH 30 2 dated 09/29/2001 serial 1859]

05/02/2001:Time unknown: ALGHAMDI (DOB 07/02/1979) entered the United States at Washington-Dulles Airport viaU A 92 5 from London-Heathrow,or ig ina t i ng in Dubai tha t same say, on Air Emirates f l ightEK0001. ALGHAMDI w as accompanied by AmericanAirl ines (AA) Flight 77 hijackerMajed MOQED. Both ALGHAMDI and MOQED indicated on their Customs Declarationsf o r m s that they were carrying in excess of $10,000 in U.S. or fore ign currency, an d bo thl isted th e Hayat Regency (sic) in Washington, DC, as their des t i na t i on address. (Note:Hossain AHMED and M. HABIBBULLAH, possible 199subjects, were on the same flights).[Source: Flight manifest an d USCS referenced in 265A-NY-280350 serial 2746]

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[Source: i9DN-BA-lUllUU serial 13) ;Issued B1/B2 VISA (Control N u m b e r 2000247.243.0010) in name of A h m e d Saleh ALGHAMDI atUSConsulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

(Source: USDS via FBI BS investigation]Issued Saudi Arabian passport C317968 in n a m e of A h m e d Saleh S. ALGHAMDI l isting homeaddress of AI Baha - Almarrassa with te lephone number 055679409.

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[Sources: USDS review of VISA app lication for Ah m ed Saleh ALGHAM DI noted in 265A-NY-280350-302 serial 4677 an d TECS search noted in 265A-NY-280350-A serial 16 ]07/02/1979: Probable da te of bi r th at Alam arassa, Saudi Arabia.[Sources: USDS review of VISA application fo r Ahmed Saleh ALGHAMDI noted in 265A-NY-280350-302 serial 4677 an d TECS search noted in 265A-NY-280350-A serial 16 ]

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