9/11 report cites hijack plot and security gaps
The 575 page 9/11 commission report details a 20 month probe into the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. It highlights hijackers exploiting airline and border weaknesses, cites a Washington Dulles video of four hijackers passing through security, and notes missed opportunities to stop al Qaida while proposing a national counterterrorism center and stronger intelligence oversight.
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Tape shows hijackers stopped at Dulles before Flight 77
Surveillance video from Dulles on Sept 11 2001 shows four of five hijackers held for extra screening after alarms but allowed to board American Airlines Flight 77 to the Pentagon. Nawaf al Hazmi had baggage checked for explosives. Majed Moqed and Khalid al Mihdhar triggered alarms. All aboard and crew died in the Pentagon crash. commission report imminent.
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