A US government watchdog has been asked by family members of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, airplane attacks to investigate their suspicions that the FBI lied about or destroyed evidence linking Saudi Arabia to the hijackers involved in the attacks.
Their request, which came in a letter to Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz on Thursday, said "circumstances make it likely that one or more FBI officials committed willful misconduct with intent to destroy or secrete evidence to avoid its disclosure."