U.S. Offers Rewards of Up to $10 Million for Al-Qaeda Leaders Behind 9/11 Attacks
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- 2026-09-12 04:26:29
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- 2026-09-12 04:26:29
As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, it has offered substantial rewards for information on the Al-Qaeda leadership, which masterminded the attacks. The reward is up to $10 million, or approximately 13.4 billion won, per person.
Rewards for Justice (RFJ), the United States Department of State (State Department) program for reporting information on terrorism and offering rewards, posted a reward notice on X on the 11th (local time). It said it would pay up to $10 million per person for information on eight senior leaders of the Islamist extremist terrorist group Al-Qaeda.
Al-Qaeda hijacked four large passenger planes on September 11, 2001, and crashed them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York and the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. The twin towers collapsed after being struck in succession by two planes. Another plane crashed into the fortress-like Pentagon, leaving a large hole and causing extensive casualties. The final plane, believed to have been headed toward the U.S. Capitol or the White House in Washington, D.C., crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers resisted.
In a post on X, the program appealed, "Bombing U.S. embassies, attacking U.S. forces, and killing innocent civilians. Help us stop these terrorists. Send us information."
Along with the reward notice, it posted photographs of the eight Al-Qaeda leaders. It described them as "senior Al-Qaeda commanders who use Iran as a safe haven to carry out violence against the United States and its allies."
The largest reward was offered for Saif al-Adel, with a promised payment of $10 million. The program added that informants could receive relocation assistance in addition to the reward.
In another post on X, the program also offered rewards of $10 million and $5 million, respectively, for information on two leaders of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which operates in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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