Heavily redacted FBI document details contacts hijackers had with Saudi associates in US but does not provide proof that senior Saudi government officials were complicit in 9/11 attacks
President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before paying his respects at a 9/11 memorial outside Shanksville volunteer fire station, in Pennsylvania, US, on September 11, 2021.
It details the FBI's probe into the alleged "logistical support" a Saudi consular official and a suspected Saudi intelligence agent in US provided to at least two hijackers. The push for more information is being driven by victims' families suing Saudi Arabia for alleged complicity in the horrific attack. The lawsuit took a major step forward this year with the questioning under oath of former Saudi officials, and family members have long regarded the disclosure of declassified documents as an important step in making their case.
"The findings and conclusions in this FBI investigation validate the arguments we have made in the litigation regarding the Saudi government's responsibility for the 9/11 attacks," Jim Kreindler, a lawyer for the victims' relatives, said in a statement. Particular scrutiny has centered on the first two hijackers to arrive in the US, Nawaf al Hazmi and Khalid al Mihdhar and the support they received.
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