Bin Laden tape identifies all hijackers

ARAB satellite station Al-Jazeera has broadcast parts of a videotape in which a male voice attributed to Osama bin Laden can be heard naming all 19 September 11 hijackers.

Yesterday's broadcast was of a tape that was first shown on Monday by Al-Jazeera and in which the same voice, speaking in Arabic, named the four leaders of the attacks Mohamed Atta, Marwan Al-Shehhi, Ziad Jarrah and Hani Hanjour. The voice named every one of the 19 hijackers, citing their places of birth and lavishly praising them for their piety.

There was no way to verify whether the voice heard on the clips shown Monday or yesterday belonged to Saudi-born bin Laden or when the recording was made. The whereabouts of bin Laden, whose al Qaida terror network is blamed for the September 11 attacks, are unknown.