Salem al-Hazmi | |
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سالم الحازمي | |
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| Born | Salem Muhammed al-Hazmi February 2, 1981 Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 20) The Pentagon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by plane crash as part of the 9/11 attacks |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Relatives | Nawaf al-Hazmi (brother) |
Salem Muhammed al-Hazmi (Arabic: سالم الحازمي, romanized: Sālam al-Ḥāzmī; February 2, 1981 – September 11, 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker who was one of the five hijackers who assisted in the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 77 as part of the September 11 attacks. The aircraft was deliberately crashed into the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., killing al-Hazmi and everyone else aboard the flight.
Al-Hazmi had a relatively long history with al-Qaeda before being selected for the attacks. He obtained a tourist visa through the Visa Express program and arrived in the United States in June 2001 where he would settle in New Jersey with other American 77 hijackers up until the attacks.
On September 11, 2001, al-Hazmi boarded Flight 77 alongside four accomplices, his older brother Nawaf al-Hazmi included. He helped subdue the passengers and crew, allowing the team's suicide pilot Hani Hanjour to take control of the plane. Al-Hazmi had only turned 20 that same year, making him the youngest of the nineteen terrorists to partake in the attacks.