INVESTIGATION: The 9/11 suspect - part 1
The Story15 Sep 2025

INVESTIGATION: The 9/11 suspect - part 1

Was there another man involved in plotting the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed thousands in 2001? And why did British police, acting on the instructions of American law enforcement, let him go?


This is part one of a three-part special investigative series.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory


Guest: Amardeep Bassey, journalist, The Sunday Times.

Host: Taryn Siegel.

Producer: Taryn Siegel.

Read more: Revealed after 24 years, how UK was forced to free 9/11 ‘plotter’

Clips: Metropolitan Police Services, CBS News, NBC News.

Photo: Tony Bell.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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