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the 9 11 hijackers inside the hamburg cell full frame
for years they remained nearly invisible a small group of dedicated men waiting for the perfect chance to strike . then on september 11 2001 after five years of preparation they took action . the mens full stories and the details of their ambitious plan have now come to light . we track the progress of this unlikely group of young men who developed from unassuming college students into religious martyrs . these men now known as the hamburg cell were responsible for the cultivation of the al qaeda plot code named the planes operation . the groups leaders were four well educated muslim men who shared a common belief in radical islam . though mohamed atta marwan al shehhi ziad jarrah and ramzi binalshibh hailed from different countries egypt the united arab emirates lebanon yemen a spirit of brotherhood prevailed among them . and in time they committed to a singular purpose to translate their religious fanaticism into catastrophic action . br br interactive menus scene selection .