A Saudi militant killed in 2004 was to have been the 20th September 11 hijacker, al Qaeda's media arm said.
"Turki bin Fheid al-Muteiri - Fawaz al-Nashmi - may God accept him as a martyr [was] the one chosen by Sheikh Osama bin Laden to be the martyrdom-seeker number 20."
In May, bin Laden said Zacarias Moussaoui, convicted for the attacks, had nothing to do with them.
'20th hijacker' named
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