Wail al-Shehri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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9/11 hijacker
Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1973
Place of Birth: 'Asir Region, Saudi Arabia
Date of Death: 11-Sep-2001
Profession: terrorism
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Wail al-Shehri
- Wail Mohammed al-Shehri (Arabic: ???? ???????, Wail ash-Shehri; also transliterated as Alshehri) (July 31, 1973 – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, which was hijacked and flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks. Shehri was an elementary school teacher from Khamis Mushait in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia.
- In early 2000, he traveled to Medina to seek treatment for mental problems.
- He and his younger brother Waleed traveled to Afghanistan in March 2000 and joined an Al-Qaeda training camp.
- The brothers were chosen, along with others from the same region of Saudi Arabia, to participate in the September 11 attacks.
- Once selected, Shehri returned to Saudi Arabia in October 2000 to obtain a clean passport, then returned to Afghanistan.
- In March 2001, he recorded his last will and testament on video. Shehri arrived in the United States in early June 2001, staying in budget motels in the Boynton Beach area of south Florida.
- On September 5, 2001, Shehri traveled to Boston and checked into a motel with his brother.
- Six days later, Shehri arrived early in the morning at Boston's Logan International Airport and boarded American Airlines Flight 11.
- Fifteen minutes after takeoff, Shehri along with his brother Waleed and 3 others hijacked and deliberately crashed the airliner into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. In the aftermath of the attacks, some news reports mistakenly reported Shehri as a trained pilot and son of a Saudi diplomat, who was still alive and well.
- The Shehri family in Khamis Mushait spoke to the media, denying those early reports, saying that the Shehri brothers had disappeared and have not been heard from since.
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