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Saudi embassy in US may have funded 911, New York Post reports
A report by the New York Post reveals that the Saudi Arabian embassy in the US may have funded a test run for the terrorists attack on the World Trade Centre in New York.
According to FBI evidence obtained in a lawsuit, it is alleged that the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington DC may have funded preliminary preparation for the deadly attacks on September 11, 2001.
Reports say the evidence was submitted as part of a class action lawsuit against the government of Saudi Arabia, the New York Post reported on Saturday.
It alleges that the embassy paid for two Saudi nationals to fly from Phoenix to Washington two years before planes hit the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and slammed into a field in Pennsylvania as part of a “dry run” for the attacks.
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Recall last month that Saudi Arabia asked a US judge to dismiss 25 lawsuits filed against it in relation to its alleged support of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Over the years, doubts have circled over claims that Saudi was not involved in the attack especially after it was established that 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi citizens, and several met with Saudi nationals with ties to their government before the attacks.
However, the latest evidence submitted as part of a class action lawsuit against the government of Saudi Arabia may just prove that the oil rich country may have had a hand in the deadly attack.
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