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Excerpt: Use of poisons U.S. intelligence officials believe that Marri trained for two years in Afghanistan, among other things receiving instruction in the use of poisons and toxins at the Derunta camp near Jalalabad, sources said. He is believed to have trained under Abu Khabab al-Masri, an Egyptian specialist in chemical and biological weapons who was killed ... *** U.S. authorities allege that Marri had gone to the United Arab Emirates in August 2001 to get more than $13,000 in cash from Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi, the alleged paymaster for the Sept. 11 plotters. *** The Islamic Assembly of North America,...

The law enforcement and intelligence sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified Al-Hawsawi as the third man. Al-Hawsawi, 34, a native of Saudi Arabia, is described as a “supporting conspirator” in the indictment of Zacarias Moussaoui, the alleged 20th hijacker in the Sept. 11 attacks. Federal prosecutors allege that Al-Hawsawi handled tens of thousands of dollars for the hijackers through bank accounts in the United Arab Emirates. He fled the UAE for Pakistan on the day of the attacks, according to the indictment.