Omar al-Bayoumi was a Saudi national identified by FBI agents as someone who helped two of the September 11, 2001 hijackers.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by Wikipedia, contemporaneous AP/Fox News reporting, NBC News coverage of declassified FBI documents, and ProPublica reporting. Core facts consistent across independent sources; debate remains only over intent, not the factual link.
Sources
- 25 Years After 9/11, Questions About the FBI's Pursuit of Saudi ... (propublica.org)
- https://www.foxnews.com/story/fbi-interviews-saudi-man-over-links-to-sept-11-hijackers (foxnews.com)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/feds-closed-probe-three-saudi-nationals-suspected-helping-911-hijacker-rcna4488 (nbcnews.com)