9/11: The Saudi Connection
Following the new release of documents relating to the 9/11 attacks, Panorama investigates the claim that individuals working for the Saudi government might have been involved.
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks killed almost 3,000 people, tens of thousands of newly released documents are shedding fresh light on the claim that individuals working for the Saudi government might have been involved.
Panorama investigates the role of Omar al-Bayoumi, who helped the first two hijackers after they arrived in America. A US judge has found that he could have been an agent working on the instructions of the Saudi government – something he, and Saudi Arabia, have always denied.
After being arrested by British police and held for seven days, al-Bayoumi was released and allowed to return to Saudi Arabia. But Jane McMullen, reporting for Panorama, explores whether UK officers and FBI agents had access to all the available evidence against him. She uncovers never-before-broadcast video footage, hears from people close to the case who have never spoken before and asks why significant evidence remained hidden for so long.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Jane McMullen |
| Editor | Mustafa Khalili |
| Editor | Karen Wightman |
| Executive Producer | Leo Telling |
| Producer | Tim Robinson |
| Producer | Jane McMullen |
| Director | Tim Robinson |
