WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a declassified report related to the support of two Saudi terrorists who hijacked the United States on September 11, 2001, or Incident 9. /11
The documents refer to contacts between the hijackers and Saudi citizens in the United States, but there is no evidence that high-ranking Saudi officials have been involved in the investigation. Take part in this terrorist plot.
The document, released on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, is the first investigative document made public since President Joe Biden ordered the US Justice Department last week. and related agencies Review of confidential documents whether or not which pieces can be revealed over the next six months
The 16-page document summarizes a 2015 FBI interview with a man in contact with a Saudi citizen in the United States who encouraged terrorists to enter the country prior to the attack.
Pressure from families who died in 9/11
President Joe Biden has been pressured by the families of the victims to demand the government release classified documents. involved in the Saudi government attacking 9/11 to be used for further prosecution
The first secret document was released on Saturday night, September 11 US time. a few hours after President Biden Take a trip to visit three 9/11 memorials in New York City. Pennsylvania and suburbs of Washington Earlier, the families of the deceased had denied the US president. Travel to those monuments until the document is revealed.
In the past, the government of Saudi Denies involvement in an attack 20 years ago by the Saudi embassy. Washington He fully supported the disclosure of all confidential documents. to settle unfounded and untrue allegations
While the families of the 9/11 victims welcomed the release of the first secret document, family attorney Jim Clydeler said: issued a statement saying FBI investigative papers help prove controversy over Saudi government’s role in this attack along with other evidence collected Help point out that Al Qaeda is active in the United States. with help from the Saudi government Before the 9/11 attacks
Attorney Clydeler said the evidence included records of telephone communications between Saudi officials. with the Al Qaeda network and “accidental rendezvous”, and provided two hijackers with housing and flight school assistance.
Documents released on Saturday said American officials were investigating the Saudi diplomat. and those who are close to the Saudi government who knew the hijackers after they arrived in the US
However, the 9/11 committee report said there was no evidence that the Saudi government or high-ranking officials. provided financial support to those terrorists, but many charities linked to the Saudi government It could be an indirect financial backer to Al Qaeda.
Meeting by chance?
The newly revealed secret documents target two hijackers, Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mehdhar. Which is the first set of terrorists to arrive in the United States And in February 2000, the duo met Omar al-Bayumi, a Saudi national in America who is close to the Saudi government. which helped them rent an apartment in San Diego. southern california
Mr Bayumi told FBI agents during the investigation that Their meeting with the two perpetrators at a restaurant “It happened by chance,” however, the FBI said. In a 2015 interview with a man who applied for US citizenship, the man, who did not disclose his name in the documents, said he had been in contact with a Saudi citizen. Many are believed to have provided aid to several terrorists in 9/11, including Bayumi and Fahad al-Tumairi, an official who used to work at the Saudi consulate. City of Los Angeles
Mr Bayumi and Mr Al-Tumairi Depart from the US Several weeks before the September 11, 2001 attacks.
(Some information from the AP news agency)
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