Notes on Mohammed Atef



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A former Egyptian policeman who is one of the key leaders of al-Qaeda believed killed November 14th or 15th, 2001 in an airstrike near Kabul.
Mohammed Atef was under indictment in the US for his involvement in the Embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya which killed 224 people and wounded over 4,000. Intelligence sources indicated that Atef had trained the men in the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Also know as Abu Hafs, Abu Hafs al Masri, Taysir and Abu Khadijah.
Atef stood 6 feet, 4 inches to 6 feet, 6 inches.

Top bin Laden lieutenant believed killed: US official

Publication: Agence France-Presse
Date: 11/16/2001

Mohammed Atef, a top lieutenant to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin laden, is believed to have been killed in a US air strike near Kabul. "We believe that did occur," the official, a US official speaking anonymously, said Friday. Citing reports of action on Thursday, the official said an airstrike near Kabul likely killed Atef, believed to have trained the terrorists responsible for the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon and New York.

The official said Atef was one of bin Laden's closest confidantes, along with Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahairi. "This guy was considered a deputy and a military specialist for bin Laden," said the official.

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