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Law Exforeement Sensitive |/O1 Hijacker Commonatities Investigation revealed numerous characteristics shared by the 9/11/01 hijackers. The following list represents some of the commonalities noted among the hijackers: * The 19 hijackers were male, between the ages of 20 and 33, and they were from the Middle East (15 were from Saudi Arabia, two from the United Arab Emirates, one frorn Egypt, and one. from Lebanon). * The hyackers had traveled internationally before fying to the U.S., Le. their trip to the US was not their first experience with international travel. . Most hijackers had passports issued within one to two years before entering the US. At least eight hijackers had obtained a new passport within bwo to three weeks before obtaining a US visa. * The hijackers obtained US visas and entered the country legally. They entered with cash and/or travelers checks and declared that money when required by law. * After arriving in the US, the hijackers obtained drivers licenses, state identification cards or other forms of identification. None of the hijackers had a lawfully issued Social Security Account Number. * All bat four of the hyackers entered the US as part ofa group of two or three but Al- Mihdhar re-entered (on his last entry) by himself. The four hijackers who entered the US alone are believed to have been the team pilots. (The hijackers entered the US through the following ports: Los Angeles, Newark, Atlanta, San Diego, Orlando, Miami, Washington DC, New York.) * The huackers adopted western style dress and grooming habits. The hijackers also frequented western-style restaurants and stores. , No US crimes were committed by the hijackers other than minor traffic violations, i.e. speeding or driving without a license while in the U.S., thus they received traffic tickets. . The hijackers are not known to have engaged in any radical activity in the U.S. ‘ The hijackers used commutication methods typical in the US, Le. calling cards, cell 115 Law Enforcement Sensitive MISC. REQ. #44 000003962