He was arrested August 12 , 1998 and confessed to his role in the bombing . He cooperated with the FBI willingly , and gave them the telephone number he had called before and following the bombing : 967-1-200578 . It was a phone number to a house in Yemen belonging to Ahmad Mohammad Ali al-Hada , the father-in-law of Khalid Mihdhar , one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 , which was flown into the Pentagon as part of the September 11 attacks . The house turned out to be the key communications hub for al-Qaeda . Through this number the CIA learned about the upcoming Kuala Lumpur al-Qaeda Summit where the plans for 9/11 and USS Cole bombing were finalized
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali