Names of the suspects (CNN) -- CNN has learned from federal law enforcement sources the names of the 18 hijackers who are believed to have commandeered four commercial airliners on Tuesday in a coordinated attack on two renowned symbols of American power:
The suspected hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11, which hit the north tower of the World Trade Center, were Walid Al Shehri, Wail Alsheri aka Waleed Alsheri, Mohammad Atta, Aabdul Alomari and Satam Sugami.
Aboard United Airlines Flight 175, which hit the south tower of the World Trade Center, the suspected hijackers were Marawn Alshehhi, Fayez Ahmed, Mohald Alshehri, Hamza Al Ghamdi and Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
Those believed to be the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 77, which hit the Pentagon, were Khalid Almihdhar, Majed Moqued, Nawaf Al Hazmi and Salem Al Hazmi.
The suspected hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in rural Pennsylvania, were Ahmed Al Haznawi, Ahmed Alnami, Ziad Jarrah and Saeed Alghamdi.
Spellings are as they appear on federal documents and may vary from other spellings used.
As President Bush prepared to see for himself the devastation inflicted on lower Manhattan, the Defense Department asked that 50,000 reservists join the military effort that follows the coordinated terrorist attacks four days ago on the United States, CNN has learned. (Full story)
Bush designated Friday a day of "National Prayer and Remembrance," and asked that Americans head to their places of worship at lunchtime to pray for victims and their families. The president planned to attend a service at the National Cathedral in Washington before traveling to New York. Former Presidents Clinton, Ford and Carter were also expected to attend.
Many European nations observed three minutes of silence at 6 a.m. EDT. (Full story) |