A man accused of providing fake identification to two of the September 11 hijackers was arrested at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport today after returning from Egypt.

A man who US investigators said sold fake identification papers to two of the September 11 hijackers fled to Egypt hours before authorities raided his home and businesses today.

A US government probe has been launched into why the FBI and CIA failed to anticipate the September 11 attacks after new details of security lapses emerged today.

Clues filtering in from around the world since at least 1994 foreshadowed Osama bin Laden’s plans to attack the US, and intelligence information from Italy, Israel and elsewhere before September 11 warned that a terrorist strike might be imminent.

The US Government has gathered evidence that links some of the September 11 hijackers to Osama bin Laden’s network through phone intercepts, wire transfers and participation in Afghan training camps, officials said.