Mohamed Atta's Nissan
| Industry | Car rental |
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| Headquarters | Boston , United States |
1N4DL01D81C212547 identifies a blue 2001 Nissan Altima GXE rental vehicle from Alamo Rent a Car, discovered in the parking area of Portland International Jetport following the September 11 attacks in 2001. The car displayed a Massachusetts license plate marked 3335 VI.
While initial reports suggested that Adnan and Ameer Bukhari rented this vehicle, the prevailing narrative now credits Mohamed Atta with the rental, although documents found inside the car raised questions regarding Adnan Bukhari's involvement.
Atta secured the rental at 6:08 p.m. on September 9 from the Logan International Airport terminal in Boston, listing a Coral Springs, Florida address, which was presumably his place of stay. Payment was made using a Visa card ending in 7778, which was also associated with Fayez Banihammad.
Reports indicate that Atta additionally rented a Mitsubishi sedan from the same Boston location. On September 10, he reportedly collected Abdulaziz al-Omari, and together they traveled to a Comfort Inn located in South Portland, Maine, where they spent the night. That evening, the vehicle was captured on camera at a KeyBank ATM.
Parking records confirm the car arrived at Portland International Jetport at 5:40 a.m. on September 11 and was stationed on the first parking level. Following check-in and security procedures, Atta and al-Omari boarded a 6:20 Colgan Air flight bound for Boston.
Authorities were made aware of this vehicle around 11 p.m. on September 11; by 3:30 a.m. on September 12, it had been confiscated under an FBI search warrant and transported to a forensic laboratory in Augusta, Maine. The search warrant remained confidential until October 4.
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Additionally, a cigarette butt was separately extracted from the vehicle and sent directly to the forensic lab for analysis.