A US judge has dismissed claims
against Saudi Arabia by families of victims of the September 11, 2001,
attacks, who accused the country of providing material support to
al-Qaeda.
US District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan, New York, said Saudi
Arabia had sovereign immunity from damage claims by families of nearly
3,000 people killed in the attacks, and from insurers that covered
losses suffered by building owners and businesses.
“The allegations in the complaint alone do not provide this court
with a basis to assert jurisdiction over defendants,” Daniels wrote.
The victims had sought to supplement their case with new allegations
to avoid that result, including based on testimony they secured from
Zacarias Moussaoui, a former al-Qaeda operative imprisoned for his role
in the attacks, Reuters reported.
Daniels said even if he allowed the plaintiffs to assert those new
claims, doing so would be “futile, however, because the additional
allegations do not strip defendants of sovereign immunity.”
Title : US judge dismisses 9/11 case against Saudi Arabia
Description : A US judge has dismissed claims against Saudi Arabia by families of victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks, who accused the count...
