The World Trade Center terrorist who got away

Published September 11, 2026 7:00am ET



A man born in Indiana who admitted playing a significant role in the first World Trade Center attack remains at large more than three decades after the 1993 bombing.

The story of Abdul Rahman Yasin is remarkable and baffling in a number of ways, most notably in how the Iraqi-American got away. 

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