WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Friday (Saturday in Manila) vetoed a bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia, risking a fierce public backlash and rare congressional rebuke.

While expressing “deep sympathy” for the families of the victims, Obama said the law would be “detrimental to US national interests.”

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