Newly uncovered evidence suggests a deeper connection between Saudi national Omar Al-Bayoumi and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. While originally described by the 9/11 Commission as an “unlikely” accomplice, a fresh review of materials from his 2001 U.S. apartment paints a different picture. CIA counterterrorism analyst Gina Bennett now believes Bayoumi acted as an al-Qaeda facilitator, helping two hijackers evade capture.
Bayoumi, long suspected of being linked to Saudi intelligence, allegedly had close ties to hijackers Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar. New evidence, revealed through a lawsuit by 9/11 families against Saudi Arabia, includes a 1999 video he recorded in Washington showing security posts, entrances, and other sensitive landmarks. Although Saudi officials called it a “tourist video,” experts argue it contained information valuable for planning an attack.
Additional evidence includes a sketch and an equation found among Bayoumi’s belongings, which experts say could help a pilot calculate the rate of descent toward a target. Bayoumi, during a 2021 deposition, claimed he vaguely remembered writing it and suggested it might have been a high school exercise.
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