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The attacks of September 11, 2001 were the first major assassination attempt in the new century.
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Relatives of those killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States have spoken out against President Joe Biden’s involvement in memorial services for the victims if he does not declassify government documents that they say show Saudi leaders supported the attacks. , Reuters reported.
As the 20th anniversary of the attacks approaches, the families of the victims, along with relief workers and survivors of the attacks, circulated a letter today urging Biden not to attend this year’s reminiscences if he did not release the documents.
“Twenty years later, there is simply no reason… To keep this information secret. But if President Biden resigns and takes the side of the Saudi government, we will be forced to openly oppose any involvement of his government in any commemorative ceremonies for 9/11, “the letter, signed by about 1,700 people directly affected by the attacks, said.
The Saudi embassy in the United States has not yet responded to a request for comment, BTA explained.
The families of the victims have long wanted US authorities to release documents showing whether Saudi Arabia helped or funded one of the 19 al Qaeda-linked perpetrators of the attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people.
Fifteen of the 19 kidnappers were from Saudi Arabia. A U.S. government commission has found no evidence that Saudi Arabia directly funded al Qaeda, but has left open the question of whether individual officials may have done so.
Saudi Arabia has been sued for billions of dollars by the families of nearly 2,500 of the victims and more than 20,000 victims, companies and various insurers.
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