Saudi Arabian millionaire ‘with links to 9/11 terror attacks’ living in luxury London home while working for state oil company


By
Alex Gore

Last updated at 3:53 PM on 18th February 2012

A Saudi Arabian accused of having links to some of the 9/11 terrorists is working for his country’s state oil company in London.

Abdulaziz al-Hijji, 38, works for the European branch of Saudi Aramco and lives in a posh central London flat, having left his US home in Florida just weeks before the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001.

Registration numbers of
vehicles passing through a checkpoint at the Prestancia gated community
in Sarasota, in the months before 9/11, and the identifications shown by
drivers, suggest three of the terrorists had visited al-Hijji’s home.

Undated file photographs showing three of the 9/11 hijacker pilots, left to right, Ziad Jarrah, Mohamed Atta and Marwan Al-Shehhi

Terrorists: Al-Hijji is accused of having links with 9/11 hijackers Mohamed Atta, left, and Marwan Al-Shehhi 

Mohamed Atta, a ringleader of the atrocities and the hijacker pilot who smashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center’s North Tower, was named as one of the men.

Marwan Al-Shehhi, who flew United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower, and Ziad Jarrah, who crashed United Airlines Flight 93 in a Pennsylvanian field, are also thought to have visited.

All three men learned to fly at Venice Airport, less than 20 miles from the house at 4224 Escondito Circle.

A fourth man, Adnan Shukrijumah, an
al-Qaeda operative on the FBI’s most wanted list, with a $5m bounty on
his head, is also believed to have visited the property.

The twin towers of the World Trade Center pour smoke in New York on September 11, 2001.

Carnage: Thick smoke pours across the New York sky on September 11, 2001, from the World Trade Centre

In
an email to The Daily Telegraph, al-Hijji wrote: ‘I have neither relation nor
association with any of those bad people/criminals and the awful crime
they did. 9/11 is a crime against the USA and all humankind and I’m very
saddened and oppressed by these false allegations.

‘I
love the USA. My kids were born there, I went to college and university
there, I spent a good portion of my life there and I love it.’

The FBI also ruled out a connection
between al-Hijji and the hijackers or the 9/11 plot but former US
senator, Bob Graham – who chaired the US Senate intelligence committee
at the time – said he has seen two secret documents which cast doubt on
the FBI’s claim.

He told The Daily Telegraph: ‘Both documents indicate that the investigation was not the robust inquiry claimed by the FBI.’

The entrance of the oil processing plant of the Saudi state oil giant Aramco in Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich Eastern Province,

Oil rich: Al-Hijji is said to work for the London-based European branch of Saudi Aramco, pictured above

The al-Hijjis are said to have aroused suspicion because of the ‘manner and timing’ of their departure from the US, having left behind a number of personal possessions, including three cars.

They moved to Saudi Arabia before settling in a four-bedroom detached house in Totton, near Southampton, in 2003, but returned to America briefly in 2005.

Al-Hijjis works for the Aramco Overseas Company UK Limited, based in New Oxford Street, London.

A Saudi Arabian accused of having
links to some of the 9/11 terrorist hijackers is working for his
country’s state oil company in London., ba

Abdulaziz
al-Hajji works for the European branch of Saudi Aramco and lives in a
posh flat in central London, having left his US home just weeks before
the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001 – The Daily Telegraph
reported.

It said registration numbers of
vehicles passing through a checkpoint at the gated community in Floria
in the months before 9/11, and the identifications shown by the drivers,
show three of the terrorists had visited.

The
men included Mohamed Atta, one of ringleaders of the atrocities and the
hijacker pilot who smashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World
Trade Center’s North Tower.

Terrorists: Two of the 9/11 hijacker-pilots Ziad Jarrah, left, and Marwan Al-Shehh

i, who flew United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower, and Ziad
Jarrah, who crashed United Airlines Flight 93 in a Pennsylvanian field,
were also named.

The entrance of the oil processing plant of the Saudi state oil giant Aramco in Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province,

All three
men learned to fly at Venice Airport, less than 20 miles from al-Hajji’s
house at the Prestancia community in Sarasota.

It
said registration numbers of vehicles passing through a checkpoint at
the gated community in Floria in the months before 9/11, and the
identifications shown by the drivers, show three of the terrorists had
visited.

The men included
Mohamed Atta, one of ringleaders of the atrocities and the hijacker
pilot who smashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade
Center’s North Tower.

i,
who flew United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower, and Ziad
Jarrah, who crashed United Airlines Flight 93 in a Pennsylvanian field,
were also named.

All three
men learned to fly at Venice Airport, less than 20 miles from al-Hajji’s
house at the Prestancia community in Sarasota.

A
fourth man, Adnan Shukrijumah, an al-Qaeda operative on the FBI’s mots
wanted list, with a $5m bounty, is also said to have visited the
property.

In an email to
the newspaper, al-Hajji wrote: “I have neither relation nor association
with any of those bad people/criminals and the awful crime they did.
9/11 is a crime against the USA and all humankind and I’m very saddened
and oppressed by these false allegations.

“I
love the USA. My kids were born there, I went to college and university
there, I spent a good portion of my life there and I love it.”

The
FBI also rule out a connection between al-Hajji and the hijackers and
9/11 plot but former US senetor, Bob Graham, who chaired the US Senate
intelligence committee at the time, said he has seen two secret
documents which cast doubt on the FBI’s claim.

The 38-year-old moved to a  four bedroom his family to the southcost in

 

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What exactly are these links that he has to 9/11 or are we Assuming?

And we allow him to live here? What a load of absolute nonsense!

They certainly know where to find freedom. Anyplace but that damn sandune.

yes all the so called conspirators were in fact Saudis so why was Saddam H and Iraq attacked? Yeah all the so called lieing leaders were after the Oil.

No real news here when 13 of the hijackers were from Saudi anyway. They hate the west.

I can’t wait for the day when a new energy source is outed in the west, and then we can tell that lot over in the sand to go forth and multiply.

Can we check what benefits he is in receipt of?

Nothing surprises me about this and its all that is wrong with this country. Why are they allowed to buy property here?
In this country property should be for the English.

What goes around, comes around. It will soon be Saudis turn, as soon as they ask the US for their money back or the oil starts to run out.

Have a cigar and welcome to the UK. Pathetic.

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