Rabat Mosque
San Diego, CA

Two 9/11 hijackers, Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf Al-Hazmi attended this mosque where they met Omar Bakarbashat, who was detained as a material witness in the 9/11 Commission investigation and later deported.[1] Bakarbashat helped Hazmi learn English.[2]

An Imam at this mosque in 2000, Anwar Al-Awlaki, is considered an important contact for the two 9/11 hijackers.[3]


[1]The 9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 7: The Attack Looms, "The Move to San Diego," p. 218-221.

[2] The 9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 7: The Attack Looms, "The Move to San Diego," p. 218-221.

[3] The 9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 7: The Attack Looms, "Travels in early 2001," pp, 229-230.

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