Waleed al-Shehri

Waleed al Shehri was one of the hijackers of 9/11. He was one of the five hijackers on American Airlines Flight 11, which was crashed into the North Tower of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center World Trade Center. ]

Born in Saudi Arabia, Shehri had been a student until he accompanied his mentally ill brother to Medina. He later went to fight in Chechnya along with his brother Wail, but was redirected to Afghanistan, where he was recruited for the attacks.

Shehri arrived in the United States in April 2001 on a tourist visa. On September 11, 2001, Waleed along with his brother, Wail, boarded American Airlines Flight 11 and was one of five that helped hijack it, so that Mohamed Atta could fly the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.