Murad was a co-conspirator with Ramzi Yousef who was one of the main perpetrators and creator of the bomb for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing . After moving to the Philippines under the direction of Yousef 's uncle Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , they planned the unsuccessful Bojinka Plot which would set the pattern for the later Al Qaeda September 11 attacks . The plan involved assassinating Pope John Paul II during a visit to the Philippines then , while attention was drawn to the Pope 's death , bombs would be placed inside toy cars and planted on airline flights out of Bangkok , killing thousands
1993 World Trade Center bombing
1993 World Trade Center bombing
Abdul Hakim Murad (militant)