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| A pilot wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers is entitled to claim damages, the Court of Appeal has ruled. | A pilot wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers is entitled to claim damages, the Court of Appeal has ruled. |
| Lotfi Raissi, of west London, was detained for nearly five months after being arrested following the 2001 attacks in the United States. | Lotfi Raissi, of west London, was detained for nearly five months after being arrested following the 2001 attacks in the United States. |
| The court's ruling means the government has to reconsider Mr Raissi's claim for compensation which had been refused. | The court's ruling means the government has to reconsider Mr Raissi's claim for compensation which had been refused. |
| Mr Raissi says his claim may run to millions of pounds and he has demanded an apology from the home secretary. | Mr Raissi says his claim may run to millions of pounds and he has demanded an apology from the home secretary. |
| 'Faith in justice' | |
| He first applied for compensation in March 2004 under a Home Office scheme for people deprived of their liberty because of a miscarriage of justice. | |
| Speaking after the judgement, Mr Raissi said he had suffered a miscarriage of justice, but had now been "completely exonerated". | Speaking after the judgement, Mr Raissi said he had suffered a miscarriage of justice, but had now been "completely exonerated". |
| "I am very glad. I always had faith in British justice." | "I am very glad. I always had faith in British justice." |
| He has said his claim will include compensation for the time spent in prison and the money he paid to train as a pilot, estimated at about £60,000. | He has said his claim will include compensation for the time spent in prison and the money he paid to train as a pilot, estimated at about £60,000. |
| We are considering the implications and whether or not to appeal Home Office | |
| He is currently not working and says he is blacklisted from working for any airline. He also intends to claim for compensation for the loss of his career. | He is currently not working and says he is blacklisted from working for any airline. He also intends to claim for compensation for the loss of his career. |
| Mr Raissi says he also plans to claim for damage to his health and the general effect on his life. | Mr Raissi says he also plans to claim for damage to his health and the general effect on his life. |
| The Home Office said this judgement reversed a decision made by the divisional court in the Secretary of State's favour. | |
| "We are considering the implications and whether or not to appeal," a Home Office spokesman said. | |
| The Algerian pilot was arrested under the Terrorism Act at his home in the UK soon after the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington in 2001. He was accused of having trained the 19 hijackers. | |
| After seven days he was released but was re-arrested under a extradition warrant issued at the request of the United States government. | |
| He remained in Belmarsh Prison for four-and-a-half months until he was granted bail. | |
| The Crown Prosecution Service, which was representing the US, had objected to bail. | |
| In April 2002, a judge ruled that there was no evidence connecting him to terrorism. |