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The Mystery Money Men.(Marwan Al-Shehhi)(Brief Article)

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| December 10, 2001 | Beith, Malcolm | COPYRIGHT 2001 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Investigators probing the background to the September 11 attacks think they know how a lot of money made its way to two hijack-team leaders. But finding out who put up the cash is proving a more daunting task.

Sources close to the investigation tell NEWSWEEK that banking records indicate more than $200,000 used by the hijackers went through the United Arab Emirates. One key mechanism was a checking account at an Emirates branch of HSBC, the giant international bank. The account was opened in July 1999 by Marwan Al-Shehhi, who authorities believe piloted the hijacked flight that hit the World Trade Center's South Tower. Between July 1999 and November 2000, investigators say, about $100,000 flowed through the HSBC account. Initially Al-Shehhi received money in Germany. But in the summer of last year he and Mohamed Atta, then a fellow student in Hamburg, ...

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