One Of Terrorists Studied Urban Planning

CNN reports that one of the suspected terrorists in the September 11 attack studied urban planning in Hamburg, Germany.

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September 18, 2001, 8:00 AM PDT

Mohammad Atta, 33, presumably the pilot of the first plane to hit the WTC(American Flight #11), had been an architect and planner according to arecent CNN report. He defended his thesis in urban planning at HamburgTechnical University. He was described as a model student.

Thanks to Tom Collins

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Tuesday, September 18, 2001 in CNN

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I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

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