Early Years
According to his birth certificate, Hamdi was born to Saudi Arabian parents in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 26, 1980. As a child, he left the U.S. with his parents to live in Saudi Arabia. According to the Charleston Post and Courier Hamdi ran away from home and trained at a Taliban camp. They reported he only spent a few weeks at the camp, "where he quickly became disillusioned".
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