| Importance | Low |
 | Affiliation | Al-Qaeda |
 | Role | Trainee |
| Alternate Spelling(s) | Hamdan Alshalawi |
| Gender | Male |
| History | Attended training camp in postwar Afghanistan (1990-2001)1 |
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| Narrative and Notes |
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 | Reliable | Shalawi was detained in November 1999 when he and his friend Muhammed al Qudhaieen were detained after the crew of a cross-country America West flight reported Qudhaieen twice tried to open the cockpit door. They claimed he was looking for the bathroom.
Acknowledges going to Afghanistan in the late 1980s.
Friend of Ghassan al Sharbi.1 |
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| Questionable | Shalawi allegedly trained in Afghan camps in November 2000, learning how to conduct a Khobar-towers type truck bombing in Saudi Arabia. Shalawi claims he was studying in Arizona at the time, although the FBI has not found any evidence this is true.1 |
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| 1 The 9-11 Commission Final Report, July 22, 2004, Footnotes. |
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