Born in California,'' El Paso Times'', "Suspected operative for al-Qaida held at center in El Paso", December 31, 2008 Raed Hijazi was one of four men, along with

Mohamad Elzahabi Mohamad Kamal Elzahabi ( Mohamad Kamal El-Zahabi) is a Lebanese national who was granted permanent resident status in the United States in 1986, after first arriving on a student visa. During the 1990s, he worked as a small arms instructor at an ...

, Nabil al-Marabh and

Bassam Kanj Bassam Kanj (1965–2000) was one of four men, along with Mohamad Elzahabi, Nabil al-Marabh and Raed Hijazi, who met each other at the Khalden training camp during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Although the four men each went their separate ...

, who met each other at the Khalden training camp during the

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. Although the four men each went their separate ways following the war, in 1998 they were all working as

cab driver "Cab Driver" is a song written by Carson Parks and performed by The Mills Brothers featuring Sy Oliver, Sy Oliver and His Orchestra. It reached #3 on the Adult Contemporary (chart), Easy Listening chart, #21 on the ''Cashbox (magazine), Cashbo ...

s in Boston, Massachusetts, the first three were working for the same company. He was roommates with Nabil al-Marabh for at least two months in Boston while they both worked as cab drivers.Fainaru, Steve. '' Washington Post'', "Sept. 11 detainee is ordered deported", September 4, 2002 He was convicted in Jordan of planning attacks on or near January 1, 2000 within the country.

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