Man’s Stories Differ on Links to Hijacker
A man charged with lying about his association with a Sept. 11 hijacker repeatedly changed his story during interviews with FBI agents over two days, a prosecutor charged.
Faisal Al Salmi first told agents he didn’t know hijacker Hani Hanjour, Assistant U.S. Atty. Peter Sexton said during opening statements in Al Salmi’s trial.
But in another interview, Al Salmi told agents he had been with Hanjour on 10 different occasions over several years, Sexton said. He later said he had only met Hanjour twice at mosque during late 2000 and had a brief conversation with him about aviation.
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