9/11 suit surfaces new Saudi aid evidence
Axios reports the 9/11 families’ federal lawsuit has unearthed additional details tying Saudi officials Omar al Bayoumi and Al Fahad Thumairy to assisting two hijackers in early 2000, including Bayoumi’s deposition acknowledgement of a plane sketch and a flight‑calculation formula seized by British police shortly after the attacks. The update comes as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, asked at the White House on Tuesday, downplayed any Saudi state role, while the kingdom appeals an August ruling by Judge George B. Daniels allowing an inference that two Saudi operatives assisted the hijackers.
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📌 Key Facts
- Judge George B. Daniels ruled in August that evidence permits inferring two Saudi operatives assisted hijackers; Saudi Arabia is appealing.
- Deposition: Omar al Bayoumi acknowledged drawing an aircraft and a mathematical formula relevant to flight; items were seized from his UK residence 10 days after 9/11.
- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, at the White House Tuesday, expressed empathy but tacitly denied Saudi government involvement; President Trump defended MBS.