Mohammed Mani Ahmad al-Qahtani is a Saudi citizen who was 25 years old at the time of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. He was scheduled to be one of the 20 Al-Qaeda terrorists involved in the attacks, but ended up being left out, being the only one of the 20 who failed to participate in the attacks.
A month before the attacks, Mohammed al-Qahtani was prevented from entering the United States, which excluded him from the group that carried out the hijackings. This decision ended up saving his life, since the other 19 terrorists died during the operations.
After being captured, al-Qahtani was detained at Guantanamo, where he was subjected to torture. This imprisonment lasted several years, marking him as one of the most controversial prisoners at the American detention center.
Currently, Mohammed al-Qahtani has left Guantanamo and is free. This situation contrasts with that of the other terrorists involved in the September 11 attacks, who lost their lives in the actions they carried out, making him the only survivor of the original group of 20 people planned for the attacks.
