BBC Video Shows 9/11 Suspect al-Bayoumi With Saudi Officials and al-Qaeda Figure

A BBC investigation published September 7, 2026, unveiled video footage allegedly showing Omar al-Bayoumi — a Saudi national long suspected of aiding two 9/11 hijackers — had extensive links to Saudi government officials and went paintballing with a future al-Qaeda leader. The footage undermines 25 years of al-Bayoumi's denials that he was an extremist or Saudi spy. Al-Bayoumi, Saudi Arabia, and the FBI all declined to comment.