Abdul Rahman al-Omari

Infobox Person
name = Abdul Rahman al-Omari


image_size = 200 px
caption = al-Omari after 9/11
nationality = Saudi
ethnicity = Arab
known_for = Wrongly accused of being a 9/11 hijacker
children = 4

Abdul Rahman al-Omari ( _ar. عبدالرحمن العمري), a pilotFact|date=June 2008 for Saudi Arabian Airlines, was initially named by the FBIFact|date=June 2008 as the pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Biography

He had once worked at JFK Airport. [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/09/14/archive/main311329.shtml cbsnews] ]

Wrongly Accused

He had moved out of his Vero Beach, Florida residence with his wife and four children on September 3rd 2001, but it was quickly shown that he was still alive, and the FBI issued an apology.

Real Identity of Attackers

It was quickly determined that Mohamed Atta was the pilot among the hijackers. The FBI then named Abdulaziz al-Omari as a hijacker.

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