Shuckum's Oyster Bar
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Shuckum's Raw Bar & Grill was a restaurant located on Young Circle in downtown Hollywood, Florida
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The restaurant gained worldwide attention in 2001, when it was widely reported to have been one of the last places that the September 11 hijackers
were seen prior to the attack, based on the testimony of its staff.
Amos and Idrissi both said they recognized Mohamed Atta
, who came two other people previous Saturday (September 7). The companions were later thought to have been Marwan al-Shehhi
and Abdulaziz al-Omari
. It was reported that Al-Shehri drank rum and coke and Atta drank five Stolichnaya vodkas with orange juice. The total bill came out to me $48. Atta reportedly looked agitated, which led Amos to ask if Atta could pay. Atta reportedly said, "Of course I can pay the bill. I'm an airline pilot." They left a tip, said to be $3 or $2.
One of the three people went to play some arcade games. Idrissi did not identify which of the three men played a game. Amos said that Atta had played blackjack
and Trivial Pursuit
and was very focused during the game.
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
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The restaurant gained worldwide attention in 2001, when it was widely reported to have been one of the last places that the September 11 hijackers
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
were seen prior to the attack, based on the testimony of its staff.
Atta's visit
Night manager Tony Amos and waitress Patricia Idrissi were the focus of the media's eye following the attacks. 12 hours after the attacks, FBI agents showed up at the bar, and passed around two photographs of Middle Eastern males they said had been aboard the aircraft.Amos and Idrissi both said they recognized Mohamed Atta
Mohamed Atta
Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta was one of the masterminds and the ringleader of the September 11 attacks who served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, crashing the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks.Born in 1968...
, who came two other people previous Saturday (September 7). The companions were later thought to have been Marwan al-Shehhi
Marwan al-Shehhi
Marwan Yousef Mohamed Rashid Lekrab al-Shehhi was the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 175, crashing the plane into the South Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks....
and Abdulaziz al-Omari
Abdulaziz al-Omari
An airport security guard and Imam, Abdulaziz al-Omari was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11 attacks....
. It was reported that Al-Shehri drank rum and coke and Atta drank five Stolichnaya vodkas with orange juice. The total bill came out to me $48. Atta reportedly looked agitated, which led Amos to ask if Atta could pay. Atta reportedly said, "Of course I can pay the bill. I'm an airline pilot." They left a tip, said to be $3 or $2.
One of the three people went to play some arcade games. Idrissi did not identify which of the three men played a game. Amos said that Atta had played blackjack
Blackjack
Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
and Trivial Pursuit
Trivial Pursuit
Trivial Pursuit is a board game in which progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions. The game was created in 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Canadian Chris Haney, a photo editor for Montreal's The Gazette and Scott Abbott, a sports...
and was very focused during the game.