WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives passed legislation Friday that would allow relatives of victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for compensation—a move the White House has threatened to veto.

The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act was approved in the House by unanimous voice vote some four months after its Senate passage—and only two days before the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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