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Ziad Samir al-Jarrah (Arabic: زياد سمير جراح, romanized: Ziyād Samīr al-Jarrāḥ; 11 May 1975 – 11 September 2001) was a Lebanese terrorist hijacker.
Aug 17, 2021 · Ziad Jarrah took his 9/11 role seriously. But a delay in takeoff from Newark Airport gave passengers the information they needed to fight back.
- William M. Arkin
The hijacking of Flight 93 was led by Ziad Jarrah, a member of al-Qaeda. Jarrah was born in Lebanon to a wealthy family and had a secular upbringing. He intended to become a pilot and moved to Germany in 1996, enrolling at the University of Greifswald to study German.
Ziad Jarrah was the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 93 on 9/11, who intended to crash into the Capitol or White House. Learn about his background, radicalization, and role in the al-Qaeda attack.
Jul 23, 2004 · As passengers charged the cockpit door, terrorist hijacker Ziad Jarrah began rolling the plane to the left and right, "attempting to knock the passengers off balance," the 9/11 commission...
Sep 8, 2020 · Ziad Jarrah was one of the four terrorists who commandeered United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. He threatened the passengers via the intercom and redirected the jet toward Washington, D.C., but they fought back and prevented the plane from reaching its target.
Nov 9, 2010 · At 9:32 a.m. a hijacker, later identified as Ziad Jarrah, a trained pilot, was heard over the flight data recorder, directing the passengers to sit down and stating that there was a bomb aboard...
