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Weeks Before 9/11 Attacks, Agents Flagged ConvictAs Terror Threat, FBI Downplayed It

The FBI agents believed Zacarias Moussaoui could be preparing for a terrorist attack and wanted permission to search his belongings.

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NDTV31 Aug 2026, 08:32 amUpdated 1d ago1 min readWorldWorld

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Weeks Before 9/11 Attacks, Agents Flagged Convict As Terror Threat, FBI Downplayed It

The FBI agents believed Zacarias Moussaoui could be preparing for a terrorist attack and wanted permission to search his belongings.

This report is published with credit to NDTV. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on NDTV →

Source: NDTV. Published 31 Aug 2026, 08:32 am.

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