On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, documents were declassified by the Trump administration showing that both the Bush and Clinton administrations were aware of Al Qaeda's threats to hijack American planes.
Over 100 pages of documents were released, detailing information from presidential daily briefs between February 1998 and September 2001.
The documents indicate U.S. intelligence knew planes could be used as weapons, with Osama bin Laden calling for attacks in 1998.
Reports highlighted plans for aircraft hijackings to secure the release of imprisoned terrorists.
Bin Laden's network received hijack training, and there were plans to carry out attacks on unspecified locations.
The 9/11 attacks involved nine hijackers and resulted in over 3,000 deaths, raising concerns about government warnings being ignored.
The documents shed light on prior knowledge of threats, fueling ongoing debates about government response to intelligence warnings before the attacks.
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