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Saudi banks, bin Laden firms face US$4.2b US lawsuit by 9/11 insurers
Published Fri, Apr 14, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York, Riyadh
MORE than two dozen US insurers affiliated with Travelers Cos have sued two Saudi banks, companies affiliated with Osama bin Laden's family, and several charities for at least US$4.2 billion over the Sept 11, 2001, attacks.
The lawsuit filed late on Wednesday night in the US District Court in Manhattan is the latest effort to hold entities in Saudi Arabia liable for the attacks.
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