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9/11 Investigation and Detainees

The investigation and detention of individuals following the 9/11 attacks, specifically the five men from Urban Moving Systems detained in New Jersey.

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Jan 9, 2026
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What did the FBI ultimately conclude about the five men detained in New Jersey on 9/11 and are their records now public?

The FBI’s post‑9/11 investigative apparatus interrogated and cleared hundreds of suspects swept up after the attacks, and investigators ultimately did not produce publicly verifiable evidence that the...

Jan 11, 2026

Were the passports of 9/11 hijackers authenticated and what chain-of-custody was established?

The surviving paper and digital passports linked to several of the September 11 hijackers were physically recovered in multiple locations, examined as part of the FBI’s PENTTBOM investigation, and rep...