Saudi High Commission claims FSIA immunity in 9/11 terrorism funding lawsuit
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The passage reveals that the Saudi High Commission (SHC), a Saudi government‑created aid agency, asserted sovereign immunity under the FSIA while being sued for allegedly funding terrorists linked to SHC was created by the Saudi Council of Ministers to provide aid to Bosnia and is staffed by Saudi c Plaintiffs allege two Saudi officials used their official positions to fund terrorist groups via I
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