During high school and college , Shehri was deeply religious and attended Al-Seqley Mosque , which his family had built as the local mosque . Shehri also frequented government-supported religious camps in Saudi Arabia . At this time , there were strong religious feelings in Saudi Arabia , especially in the Asir region . Many young people in the region idolized Osama bin Laden , who had family ties to the area . Wail 's father was a friend of Bin Laden 's father , Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden . Ahmed al-Nami and Saeed al-Ghamdi , who were both hijackers on United Airlines Flight 93 , came from the same area in Saudi Arabia as the Shehri family
United Airlines Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93
Wail al-Shehri