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228                THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT.


  Atta's Alleged Trip to Prague
  Mohamed Atta is known to have been in Prague on two occasions: in
  December 1994, when he stayed one night at a transit hotel, and in June
  2000, when he was en route to the United States. On the latter occa-
  sion, he arrived by bus from Germany, on June 2, and departed for
  Newark the following day.
      The allegation that Atta met with an Iraqi intelligence officer in
  Prague in April 2001 originates from the reporting of a single source of
  the Czech intelligence service. Shortly after 9/11, the source reported
  having seen Atta meet with Ahmad Khalil Ibrahim Samir al Ani, an Iraqi
  diplomat, at the Iraqi Embassy in Prague on April 9, 2001, at 11:00 A.M.
  This information was passed to CIA headquarters.
      The U.S. legal attaché ("Legat") in Prague, the representative of the
  FBI, met with the Czech service's source. After the meeting, the assess-
  ment of the Legat and the Czech officers present was that they were 70
  percent sure that the source was sincere and believed his own story of
  the meeting. Subsequently, the Czech intelligence service publicly stated
  that there was a 70 percent probability that the meeting between Atta
  and Ani had taken place.The Czech Interior Minister also made several
  statements to the press about his belief that the meeting had occurred,
  and the story was widely reported.
      The FBI has gathered evidence indicating that Atta was in Virginia
  Beach on April 4 (as evidenced by a bank surveillance camera photo),
  and in Coral Springs, Florida on April 11, where he and Shehhi leased
  an apartment. On April 6, 9, 10, and 11,Atta's cellular telephone was used
  numerous times to call various lodging establishments in Florida from
  cell sites within Florida.We cannot confirm that he placed those calls.
  But there are no U.S. records indicating that Atta departed the country
  during this period. Czech officials have reviewed their flight and bor-
  der records as well for any indication that Atta was in the Czech Repub-
  lic in April 2001, including records of anyone crossing the border who
  even looked Arab.They have also reviewed pictures from the area near
  the Iraqi embassy and have not discovered photos of anyone who looked
  like Atta. No evidence has been found that Atta was in the Czech
  Republic in April 2001.
      According to the Czech government,Ani, the Iraqi officer alleged to
  have met with Atta, was about 70 miles away from Prague on April 8­9
  and did not return until the afternoon of the ninth, while the source was
  firm that the sighting occurred at 11:00 A.M. When questioned about
  the reported April 2001 meeting,Ani--now in custody--has denied ever