RIYADH, Oct 16: A Saudi pilot wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for questioning over possible terrorist links said in comments published on Tuesday he played no role in last month’s US terror attacks.

Khaled al-Zaidi, owner of Al-Zaidi Aviation, is being sought by the FBI following his purchase of two small planes during a three-week stay in the United States just before the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington.

Zaidi told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper from Morocco that he had already met the US investigators from the CIA and the Federal Aviation Agency and given them documents about the planes’ purchase.

Zaidi’s company is US-registered and has branches in Saudi Arabia and Morocco. It plans to open a third branch in Egypt.—AFP