Saudi has named the slain gunmen who stormed the US mission. They have been identified as Fayez bin Awwad Al Jeheni, Eid bin Dakhilallah Al Jeheni and Hassan bin Hamed Al Hazmi. "The identity of the fourth, who is wounded, must be not be divulged for the sake of the (public) interest, and procedures are under way to establish the identity of the fifth person, who died in the incident," it said, adding that all four identified were Saudis.
That'd be al-Jehani, what do ya wanna bet they're related to Khaled/Khalid al-Jehani, al-Qaeda's late OC of Gulf operations? And IIRC, wasn't there an al-Hazmi hijacker on 9/11?| There were two al-Hazmis: Nawaf & Salem. And as I'm posting this, follow the name link and look at the Wikipedia entries for these guys. Very interesting. Of special note: Both obtained US visas through the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in April of 1999. UPDATE: According to several news sources, Salem al-Hazmi is alive and working at a petrochemical plant in Yanbou, Saudi Arabia. He claims his passport was stolen by a pickpocket in Cairo three years before, and that pictures and details such as date of birth are of him. Back to you, Dan. |
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