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(SEPRETNOFORN1) « The hijackers arrived in the US on eight different airlines: United, Delta, Virgin Atlantic, Swiss Air, Sabena, Ceskoslovski Air, Condor, and Saudi Airlines. Their flights departed from Brussels, Frankfort, London, Bangkok, Zurich, Riyadh, Paris, and Prague, and they arrived in Newark, Atlanta, San Diego, Orlando, Miami, Washington-Dulles, New York-JFK, and Los Angeles. * The four pilots acquired their travel documents—passports from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirate (UAE), and Egypt, and visas issued in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Dubai, UAE; and Berlin, Germany—between one and five months before entering the US. The other hijackers acquired their documents—Saudi and UAE passports with visas issued mostly in Jeddah and Riyadh—from several months to more than a year before entering the US Most of the hijackers reported their previous passports as lost or stolen and received new ones that revealed no travel to Afghanistan—-a potential “red flag” that might have invited scrutiny even prior to 11 September. * (U). Where They Lived and What They Drove (LES) The hijackers’ choices for living arrangements and cars were nondescript and likely would not have in themselves raised suspicion. * The hijackers usually lived in small groups of two to five and routinely moved between cheap motels and apartments. The pilots maintained relatively stable residence during their flight training, obtaining apartments for approximately six months. » They owned four older non-descript vehicles: Nawaf al-Hazmi’s 1988 Toyota Corolla, Jarrah’s 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Waleed al-Shehri’s 1993 Dodge Colt and Atta’s 1989 Pontiac Gran Prix. The hijackers also rented a variety of vehicles 27 times from several companies, including Enterprise, Budget, and Alamo. (U) Identification Used (LES) Many of the hijackers obtained identification cards or driver licenses to use instead of their passports, which would have called attention to them as foreigners. + Eight hijackers obtained driver licenses. from Arizona, California, and Florida, 16 obtained state identification cards from Florida and Virginia, and seven obtained commercially available ID cards. None had social security aumbers, « At least two hijackers requested, duplicate Florida driver licenses, and both Atta and al-Shehhi requested replacement pilot licenses, leaving open the possibility that al-Qa'ida forgers received the originals or duplicates and can try to reproduce these items, REQ. #36~1 (SORETNOFORN.X:) 000000027