Congress releases long-awaited document on possible Saudi role in 9/11

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9/11 reportThe House Intelligence Committee has made public most of a long-classified section of a 2002 congressional inquiry into 9/11 attacks that discusses the alleged role of Saudi Arabia.

The release follows many months of vetting by the Obama administration and growing demands by relatives of those killed in the 2001 attacks as well as other critics of the Saudis.

Rep. Stephen Lynch, a Massachusetts Democrat who has led the charge in Congress to make the document public, said in a statement he was "especially happy for the families of the victims."

"Releasing the contents of the 28 pages will answer some of the many questions that remain," Lynch said. "It may help us at last hold those who are responsible accountable.

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