Hesham Mohamed Hadayet
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Hesham Mohamed HadayetHesham Mohamed Hadayet ( (July 4, 1961 - July 4, 2002) was an Egypt
ian-American
terrorist who on July 4, 2002, murdered 2 people and wounded 4 others at Los Angeles International Airport
in the 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting
. The two people murdered were Israel
is at the El Al
ticket counter at the airport, identified as a ticket agent (Victoria Hen) and a diamond importer (Yakov Aminov). Hadayet was killed during the attack by an El Al
security guard.
driver.
Hadayet was married with at least one child. At the time of the terrorist act, Hadayet was living in Irvine, California
.
In April 2003, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and the Department of Justice
confirmed the earlier conclusion that the incident fit the definition of terrorism.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
terrorist who on July 4, 2002, murdered 2 people and wounded 4 others at Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually...
in the 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting
2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting
The 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting was a terrorist attack by a lone gunman on an airline ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California....
. The two people murdered were Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
is at the El Al
El Al
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd , trading as El Al , is the flag carrier of Israel. It operates scheduled domestic and international services and cargo flights to Europe, North America, Africa and the Far East from its main base in Ben Gurion International Airport...
ticket counter at the airport, identified as a ticket agent (Victoria Hen) and a diamond importer (Yakov Aminov). Hadayet was killed during the attack by an El Al
El Al
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd , trading as El Al , is the flag carrier of Israel. It operates scheduled domestic and international services and cargo flights to Europe, North America, Africa and the Far East from its main base in Ben Gurion International Airport...
security guard.
Bio
Hadayet was an Egyptian terrorist who immigrated to the United States in 1992. He had a green card which allowed him to work as a limousineLimousine
A limousine is a luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. The chassis of a limousine may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coachbuilder. These are called "stretch" limousines and are traditionally black or white....
driver.
Hadayet was married with at least one child. At the time of the terrorist act, Hadayet was living in Irvine, California
Irvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
.
Official designation as a terrorist act
Initially, Hadayet's shooting was considered an "isolated incident". However, in September 2002, federal investigators concluded that Hadayet hoped to influence U.S. government policy in favor of the Palestinians, and that the incident was a terrorist act.In April 2003, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
and the Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
confirmed the earlier conclusion that the incident fit the definition of terrorism.