Fawaz bin Mohammed al-Nashimi ( ar, فواز بن محمد النشمي, ; died June 2004), also known as Turki bin Fuheid al-Muteiry (, ), was a member of
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and was identified by the group as the
20th hijacker
The 20th hijacker is a possible additional terrorist in the September 11 attacks of 2001 who, for unknown reasons, was unable to participate. The 20th hijacker, though not present during the actual attacks, is said to have been deeply involved i ...
of the
September 11th attacks.
'Al-Qaeda video' of 20th hijacker
, ''BBC News'', June 21, 2006. Accessed June 21, 2006 Born in Saudi Arabia, Nashimi participated in the 2004 Khobar massacre
On 29 May 2004, a Saturday, four men armed with guns and bombs attacked two oil industry installations and a residential compound, in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia—the hub of the Saudi oil industry. Over approximately 25 hours, the gunmen, describin ...
and successfully escaped Saudi security forces. He was killed by Saudi forces in June 2004.
On June 21, 2006, a US intelligence contractor in Virginia, IntelCenter, released a 54-minute Al-Qaeda video in which Nashimi justifies attacking the Western World. Several days before on June 13, an audio webpost supposedly from Al-Qaeda claimed that Nashimi was to have been the 20th hijacker on United Airlines Flight 93, but was unable to participate at the planned time.
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2004 deaths
Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda members
Deaths by firearm in Saudi Arabia
Year of birth missing
Saudi Arabian mass murderers
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