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US court rules Saudi Arabia immune in 9/11 case

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, four princes and other Saudi entities are immune from a lawsuit filed by victims of the Sept. 11 attacks and their families alleging they gave material support to al-Qaeda, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.

 

The ruling by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a 2006 ruling by US District Judge Richard Casey dismissing a claim against Saudi Arabia, a Saudi charity, four princes and a Saudi banker of providing material support to al Qaeda before the Sept. 11 attacks. The appeals court found that the defendants are protected under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. (Reuters)

 

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.14.08, 21:17