Posted on 07/09/2002 2:05:06 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
With rumors swirling of a possible link to the al-Qaida terrorist network, the FBI insisted Monday that investigators still don't know why Hesham Mohamed Hadayet went on an Independence Day shooting rampage at LAX.
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"We are not confirming or denying investigation of specific rumors that may be floating around," said FBI spokeswoman Laura Bosley. "We are looking into all leads and all possibilities, but it would be premature to confirm anything at this point."
FBI officials said it appears Hadayet, 41, an Irvine limousine driver, acted alone when he opened fire Thursday at the El Al airline ticket counter at Tom Bradley International Terminal, killing Yaakov Aminov, 46, of North Hollywood, and Victoria Hen, 25, of Chatsworth.
"At this point we have not identified any accomplices, so as far as we know he acted alone," Bosley said. "We do not have any evidence to indicate he was working on behalf of any kind of group. But that's what we are trying to determine."
The FBI said it could not rule out terrorism but also was investigating the possibility it was a hate crime or whether Hadayet was despondent over his personal or business affairs.
Several reports about Hadayet also surfaced, but have been shot down. El Al officials have denied reports that the airline might have owed Hadayet money, which some speculated might have set him off.
And officials at Mercury Air Cargo, which is based at LAX, say Hadayet never worked for them, despite reports he had been employed by the ground services company during the time he was reportedly meeting with Al-Zawahri.
"We have never employed that person, at least not under that name," said Joe Czyzyk, CEO of Mercury Air Cargo. "I would be interested to know where that rumor started."
As the investigation continued in the United States and Egypt, Hadayet's wife said Monday that her husband is innocent and that he gave no hint of violence in a phone call hours before the shooting.
"My husband didn't do such a thing. This is nonsense," 41-year-old Hala Mohammed Sadeq El-Awadly told The Associated Press in Cairo.
"Hesham called on July 4, it was his birthday. His voice was very beautiful," she said. "He asked about the boys, asked me to take them out a lot and to review their lessons with them in order to be ready for next year."
El-Awadly said she did not believe her husband was responsible for the July 4 shooting.
"He is a victim of injustice," she said three times. "In America, they hate Islam and Arabs after Sept. 11."
Arab-Americans in the Los Angeles area have publicly condemned the killings as a crime, but not terrorism. The Web site of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee posted a statement denouncing the attack in the "strongest possible terms."
Israeli officials have described the attack as an act of terrorism.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
And your point is?
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El Al officials have denied reports that the airline might have owed Hadayet money, which some speculated might have set him off.
And officials at Mercury Air Cargo, which is based at LAX, say Hadayet never worked for them, despite reports he had been employed by the ground services company during the time he was reportedly meeting with Al-Zawahri.
"We have never employed that person, at least not under that name," said Joe Czyzyk, CEO of Mercury Air Cargo. "I would be interested to know where that rumor started."
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Well then....were the witnesses who saw him shoot and the security people who finally subdued him just making a movie?
She blames Americans for her husband's murdering these people? She sounds as hate filled as he obviously was!
I believe Debka mentioned Amercan Mercury, but it was our own Betty Jo who made the leap to Mercury Air.
Your typical break with reality by an Islamakazi family member:
"My husband didn't do such a thing. This is nonsense," 41-year-old Hala Mohammed Sadeq El-Awadly told The Associated Press in Cairo.
This Islamakazi verbal insanity is stated inspite of hundreds of witnesses, pictures and video tapes!
This gentleman was an Islamic terrorist who killed two people in America.
WHY THE HELL IS THAT SO DAMN HARD FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND??????
but all this crap is such BS!
Hi Grandpa..I like the word you coined!
At Los Angeles there's a "Mercury Air Center" providing
Aviation fuel Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown) Passenger terminal and lounge Catering Rental cars on site Courtesy transportation Courtesy cars (free for pilots to use in the local area) Public telephone Pilots lounge / snooze room Restrooms "
There is also Mercury Air Cargo, part of but separate from the fixed base operations part. So it is possible that this "CEO" of Mercury Cargo is making an accurate statement, but the fellow actually worked, under his real name, for Mercury Air Center.
"Currently, Mercury Air Group provides three basic aviation industry services through three wholly owned subsidiaries:
Air Cargo Services
Subsidiary: Mercury Air Cargo ...
Fixed Base Operations (FBO) Services
Subsidiary: Mercury Air Centers ...
Government Support Services
Subsidiary: Maytag Aircraft..."
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So we can see that if the Mercury Air Cargo subsidiary said they never hired the guy, that doesn't mean Mercury Air Centers subsidiary didn't. Because Debka references "ground services", they must intend "Mercury Air Centers"
So the same question must be posed to them. Reporters: their telephone number can be found at my first posted link above.
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