Citing FBI documents and interviews, it said Rayed Abdullah met Hanjour through a mutual friend. They attended English language classes in Florida before moving to Arizona, where Hanjour also took flight training.
Rayed Abdullah lived and trained with Hanjour and was a leader at the Islamic Cultural Center in Phoenix, the report said. Rayed Abdullah allegedly gave extremist speeches at the mosque.
The FBI interviewed Rayed Abdullah after the Sept. 11 attacks, but he was not charged with any crime.
He told the FBI he had only limited contact with Hanjour, court filings show.
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