Laden claims lead role in 9/11 attacks
Osama bin Laden said he masterminded the September 11 attacks and convicted Frenchman Zacarias Moussaoui had no part in them, according to an audio recording released Tuesday.
"I am responsible for assigning the roles of the 19 brothers to conduct these conquests and I did not order Zacarias to be with those on this mission," said the recording released on the Internet.
In Washington, a US official said the intelligence service had no reason to doubt the authenticity of the recording.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Moussaoui, a 37-year-old Frenchman of Moroccan origin, is the only man convicted over the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was sentenced this month at a court in Alexandria, Virginia to life imprisonment.
"Confessions that he was asked to participate in these conquests are null and void," said the recording on the As-Sahab Internet site, frequently used by al-Qaeda.
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