Did the FBI Bury Evidence of an Alleged Saudi Agent’s Role in 9/11?
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- Video obtained by the BBC shows Omar al-Bayoumi had extensive links to Saudi government officials and went paintballing with one of al-Qaeda’s future leaders.
- The evidence forms part of a lawsuit by 9/11 families alleging Saudi Arabia was complicit and that al-Bayoumi helped two hijackers.
- The BBC said the material challenges al-Bayoumi’s long-standing denials, while he, the Saudi government and the FBI did not provide substantive comment.
Newly obtained video raises fresh questions about whether the FBI buried evidence concerning Omar al-Bayoumi, the man at the center of a lawsuit brought by families of the Sept. 11 victims.
The footage, obtained by the BBC, shows that al-Bayoumi had extensive links to Saudi government officials and went paintballing with one of al-Qaeda’s future leaders. The material challenges his 25-year denials that he was an extremist or a Saudi spy.
The videos form part of the families’ lawsuit against Saudi Arabia. The case argues that the Saudi government was complicit in the attacks and that al-Bayoumi assisted two of the hijackers.
Al-Bayoumi and the Saudi government did not respond to the BBC’s requests for comment. The FBI also declined to comment.
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