# CIA declassifies intelligence warnings to White House before 9/11 attack

https://mins.news/en/item/55147

- CNN, 2026-09-11 20:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/11/politics/cia-declassifies-intel-warnings-white-house-prior-9-11-attack?Date=20260911&Profile=CNN

> Declassified CIA intelligence shows that a presidential brief delivered to then-President Bill Clinton on September 10, 1998, warned that a group linked to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden might hijack an explosive-packed airplane to attack a US target.

## Related coverage

- [What did US intelligence know before the 9/11 attacks?](https://mins.news/en/item/55655) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-12
- [Newly declassified briefings show clear warnings to presidents before 9/11](https://mins.news/en/video/55309) — NBC News, 2026-09-11
- [Newly released CIA files show Clinton and Bush received repeated alerts before 9/11 attacks](https://mins.news/en/item/55336) — TRT World, 2026-09-11