News · 29 August 2026
9/11 hijackers' landlady reveals alleged Saudi spy link
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Holly Ratchford, who managed the San Diego apartment complex where two 9/11 hijackers lived, has spoken publicly for the first time. She claims Omar al-Bayoumi, a Saudi man she knew, introduced her to the hijackers and provided them with support. Bayoumi is now central to a $1 trillion lawsuit against Saudi Arabia by 9/11 victims' families, though he and Saudi Arabia deny the allegations.
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