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February 21, 2001: Mohamed Atta’s Car Is Queried by Police in Georgia

2001-02-21

A car registered to Mohamed Atta is queried by police in DeKalb County, Georgia. This incident is added to the NCIC, a widely used nationwide police database. [Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10/2001, pp. 126 pdf file ] Atta and Marwan Alshehhi are currently living in Georgia (see (January 25-Early March, 2001)).