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Newly Declassified Pages of 9/11 Report Open New Questions on Saudi Role

HeadlineJul 18, 2016

The Obama administration has finally declassified 28 pages from the September 11 report detailing possible ties between the Saudi government and the 9/11 attacks. The report states, “Prior to September 11, the FBI apparently did not focus investigative resources on [redacted text] Saudi nationals in the United States due to Saudi Arabia’s status as an American ally.” The declassified document raises new questions about the role of a Saudi consular official based in the Los Angeles area. He personally helped two of the hijackers after they arrived in Los Angeles in early 2000. The document also reveals details about an incident in 1999 when a flight from Phoenix to Washington, D.C., was forced to make an emergency landing due to suspicious activity by two Saudi men, including one who attempted to enter the cockpit twice.

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