US Congress release 28-page probe into 9/11 attacks

WASHINGTON, July 15 (KUNA) -- Some 28 pages into a 2002 US Congress report on the September 11, 2001 terror attacks were released on the House Intelligence Committee website on Friday.
The portion of the report into the attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda had long been classified but were given the go-ahead for release to the public by President Barack Obama.
Following its release, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the US Prince Abdullah bin Faisal Al-Saud said he "welcomes" the release of the classified portion.
"Since 2002, the 9/11 Commission and several government agencies, including the CIA and the FBI, have investigated the contents of the '28 Pages' and have confirmed that neither the Saudi government, nor senior Saudi officials, nor any person acting on behalf of the Saudi government provided any support or encouragement for these attacks," he said.
"Saudi Arabia has long called for the release of the classified '28 Pages.' "We hope the release of these pages will clear up, once and for all, any lingering questions or suspicions about Saudi Arabia's actions, intentions, or long-term friendship with the United States.
"Saudi Arabia is working closely with the United States and other allies to eradicate terrorism and destroy terrorist organizations," he concluded.
Meanwhile, in an interview with US media, House Intelligence Committee, Dem. Adam Schiff said that Congress was "not able to corroborate any evidence that high ranking Saudi officials or the Saudi government itself was involved or had foreknowledge of the 9/11 attacks, but there certainly are questions raised within these 28 or 29 pages that the American people have a right to see." (end) sd.rk