German intelligence intercepts a telephone call in Hamburg, eavesdropping on Mohammed Haydar Zammar’s communications. Zammar is a Syrian born German citizen and is believed by German authorities to be a recruiter for al Qaeda and other Islamic radical groups.
In this call, Zammar reportedly said he was going to a meeting on Marienstrasse with “Mohammed, Ramzi and Said.” This refers to Mohammed Atta, Ramzi Binalshibh and Said Bahaji, an extremist also under investigation. Atta became friends with Zammar year earlier, and Zammar would later boast that he personally recruited Atta into al Qaeda.
German police check the address and confirm the names, but take no other actions, according to a post-9/11 investigation by Der Spiegel.
Day: February 17, 2021