US judge orders Iran to pay $6 bln to families of 9/11 victims
Al Arabiya, 2 May 2018
A federal
US judge has ordered Iran to pay $6 billion to families of the victims of 9/11
after he found various government entities were accountable in the attacks.
US judge has ordered Iran to pay $6 billion to families of the victims of 9/11
after he found various government entities were accountable in the attacks.
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| A federal US judge has ordered Iran to pay $6 billion to families of the victims of 9/11. (AP) |
Judge
George B. Daniels announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic are
responsible for aiding in the terrorist attacks that took the lives of
thousands of innocent people, ABC News reports.
An attorney
for the families, Robert Haefele, said the federal court found Iran had
provided material support to al-Qaeda.
for the families, Robert Haefele, said the federal court found Iran had
provided material support to al-Qaeda.
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| Smoke billows from one of the towers of the World Trade Center and flames. (AP) |
‘The
evidence presented established that Iran’s provision of material support to
al-Qaeda was a cause of the 9/11 attacks and the resulting damage, injuries,
and deaths,’ Haefele said in a statement to ABC News.
‘It is
difficult for those injured or left behind to ignore the findings of the
federal court about Iran’s culpability.
difficult for those injured or left behind to ignore the findings of the
federal court about Iran’s culpability.
The judge
ordered the following to be paid to compensate for the damages: $8.5 million
for each parent, $12.5 million for each spouse, $8.5 million per child and
$4.25 million per sibling, as seen on the outlet.
ordered the following to be paid to compensate for the damages: $8.5 million
for each parent, $12.5 million for each spouse, $8.5 million per child and
$4.25 million per sibling, as seen on the outlet.
Iran has
kept quiet about the lawsuit and it’s unlikely they will ever pay.
