Shuckum's Raw Bar & Grill was a restaurant located on Young Circle in downtown

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. The restaurant gained worldwide attention in 2001, when it was widely reported to have been one of the last places that the

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were seen prior to the attack, based on the testimony of its staff.

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Night manager Tony Amos and waitress Patricia Idrissi were the focus of the media's eye following the attacks. Twelve hours after the attacks,

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agents showed up at the bar, and passed around two photographs of Middle Eastern males they said had been aboard the aircraft. Amos and Idrissi both said they recognized

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, who allegedly came with two other people previous Saturday (September 8). The companions were later thought to have been

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and

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. It was reported that Shehhi drank rum and coke and Atta drank five Stolichnaya vodkas with orange juice. The total bill came out to be $48. Atta reportedly looked agitated, which led Amos to ask if Atta could pay. Atta reportedly said, "Of course I can pay the bill. I'm an airline pilot." They left a tip, said to be $3 or $2. One of the three people went to play some arcade games. Idrissi did not identify which of the three men played a game. Amos said that Atta had played

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and

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and was very focused during the game.

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