New Claims of Saudi Role in 9/11 Bring Victims’ Families Back to Court in Lawsuit Against Riyadh

The families claim that a Saudi national who provided logistical support to the hijackers, Omar al-Bayoumi, was a government asset.

AP/Suzanne Plunkett, file
First responders work at ground zero at New York City the day after the September 11, 2001, attacks. AP/Suzanne Plunkett, file

A federal judge will soon decide whether lawsuits brought against Saudi Arabia by the families of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack will be allowed to move forward.

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