FBI Most Wanted Terrorists was a list created and first released on October 10 , 2001 , with the authority of United States President Bush , following the September 11 attacks on the United States . Initially , the list contained 22 of the top suspected terrorists chosen by the FBI , all of whom had earlier been indicted for acts of terrorism between 1985 and 1998 . None of the 22 had been captured by US or other authorities by that date . Of the 22 , only Osama bin Laden was by then already listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
FBI Most Wanted Terrorists