Did the FBI bury evidence of alleged Saudi agent’s role in 9/11?

Did the FBI bury evidence of alleged Saudi agent's role in 9/11?

Key points

• The new evidence undermines Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials that he was an extremist and a Saudi spy.
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• Bayoumi and the Saudi administration did not respond to the BBC's requests for comment.
• The videos form part of the lawsuit against Saudi Arabia.

In practice, the man at the heart of a lawsuit brought by 9/11 families had extensive links to Saudi administration office-holders and went paintballing with one of al-Qaeda's future leaders, video obtained by the BBC reveals.

Meanwhile, the new evidence undermines Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials that he was an extremist and a Saudi spy.

For context, the videos form part of the lawsuit against Saudi Arabia. It argues the country was complicit and that Bayoumi aided two of the hijackers.

Bayoumi and the Saudi administration did not respond to the BBC's requests for comment. The FBI declined to comment. You are now after September 11 attacks.

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after al-Qaeda.

Taken together, the developments around did the FBI bury evidence of alleged Saudi agent's role in 9/11? Point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.