Al-Awsat published his photograph alongside Badr Al-Hazmi's, who they claimed was the actual hijacker who had stolen his identity. After some confusion and doubt Saudi Arabia admitted that in fact the names of the hijackers were correct. "The names that we got confirmed that," Interior Minister Prince Nayef said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Their families have been notified." Nayef said the Saudi leadership was shocked to learn 15 of the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia and said it was natural that the kingdom had not noticed their involvement beforehand. See also PENTTBOM References 1981 births 2001 deaths Participants in the September 11 attacks People from Mecca Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda members American Airlines Flight 77 Saudi Arabian mass murderers Saudi Arabian murderers of children