Al Qaeda names suicide plane hijacker in Sept 11

Dubai, June 13 : A Saudi militant killed in 2004 was due to have been the 20th suicide plane hijacker in the September. 11, 2001 attacks, al Qaeda's media arm said in a statement on the Internet today.

''Turki bin Fheid al-Muteiri -- Fawaz al-Nashmi -- may God accept him as a martyr (was) the one chosen by Sheikh Osama bin Laden to be the martyrdom-seeker number 20 in the raid on September 11, 2001,'' said the statement.

In May, bin Laden said Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person convicted in a US court for the September. 11 attacks, had nothing to do with the al Qaeda raids on the United States. US officials say Moussaoui was supposed to be the 20th attacker.

Reuters