{"id":376642,"date":"2026-09-07T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/was-saudi-arabia-involved-in-9-11-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T22:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:00:25","slug":"was-saudi-arabia-involved-in-9-11-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/was-saudi-arabia-involved-in-9-11-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Saudi Arabia involved in 9\/11? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9URzvpfm7dg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Was Saudi Arabia involved in 9\/11? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9URzvpfm7dg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Twenty-five years on from the deadliest terror attack in history, thousands of grieving families are still fighting for answers.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2000, two young Saudis arrived in San Diego. They had never been to America, spoke almost no English, and had no idea how to open a bank account or rent a flat. Within weeks they had done all of it. Twenty months later they hijacked a plane and crashed it into the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Jane McMullen has been investigating a man who helped two of the hijackers \u2013 and has revealed a story that the US and Saudi governments have fought to keep secret.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #september11 #usa <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:07 The landlady and the hijackers<br \/>\n03:30 Omar al-Bayoumi, the man who helped the future hijackers<br \/>\n05:45 The FBI investigation into the hijackers<br \/>\n07:00 Bayoumi&#8217;s arrest and police interview<br \/>\n10:00 Comparing his story to the landlady&#8217;s<br \/>\n11:15 Bayoumi&#8217;s links to the Saudi government and to extremists<br \/>\n16:10 What happens after Baymoumi&#8217;s arrest?<br \/>\n17:35 Investigations by the 9\/11 Commission<br \/>\n22:00 Families suing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia<br \/>\n23:30 Saudi government&#8217;s response<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-five years on from the deadliest terror attack in history, thousands of grieving families are still fighting for answers. 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