BBC NEWS: Pilot sues US over 9/11 arrest

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BBC NEWS: Pilot sues US over 9/11 arrest

Pilot sues US over 9/11 arrest

A UK-based pilot wrongly accused of training the 11 September hijackers has begun a $20m (£12.5m) legal action against the US.

Lotfi Raissi, who spent five months in London's Belmarsh prison, is suing the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Department of Justice.

Arrested at the behest of the FBI, 10 days after two airliners smashed into New York's Twin Towers, Mr Raissi said he was attacked and verbally abused while in prison.

A British court said there was no evidence to back up the US extradition claim and now Mr Raissi wants compensation and an apology for his ordeal.

MORE AT: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3112498.stm

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