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| The Investigation |
| Flight student believed to be al-Qaeda thug |
| 2001-09-15 |
A man who trained briefly at an Eagan flight school this summer is believed to have been a high-ranking operative for Osama bin Laden. Law enforcement authorities confirmed reports that the student pilot is being investigated in connection with the terrorist organization that officials suspect is responsible for the attacks Tuesday on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Just days after Zacarias Moussaoui was arrested in mid-August for carrying a false passport, the FBI was told by French intelligence officials that he was a high-ranking operative in Bin Laden's organization, according to media reports and a law enforcement official. On Friday, authorities transferred Moussaoui from a Minnesota jail, but wouldn't say where he was taken. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |