▁A ▁short ▁while ▁later ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁German ▁vis a ▁under ▁his ▁real ▁name . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Germany , ▁bin ▁al - Sh ib h ▁used ▁the ▁name ▁Ram zi ▁O mar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁bin ▁al - Sh ib h ▁met ▁Moh amed ▁Att a ▁at ▁a ▁mos que ; ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁cell . ▁For ▁two ▁years , ▁Att a ▁and ▁bin ▁al - Sh ib h ▁were ▁ro omm ates ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Al ▁Q a eda ▁training ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁bin ▁al - Sh ib h ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁K and ah ar ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁training ▁at ▁al ▁Q a eda ▁cam ps . ▁He ▁met ▁others ▁involved ▁in ▁planning ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks . ▁ ▁Att empt s ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Original ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁attacks ▁called ▁for ▁bin ▁al - Sh ib h ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁hij acker ▁pil ots , ▁along ▁with ▁three ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁cell , ▁including ▁Moh amed ▁Att a , ▁Mar wan ▁al - She h hi , ▁and ▁Z i ad ▁Jar rah . ▁From ▁Hamburg , ▁bin ▁al - Sh ib h ▁applied ▁to ▁take ▁flight ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁also ▁applied ▁to ▁A viation ▁Language ▁Services , ▁which ▁provides ▁language ▁training ▁for ▁student ▁pil ots