Al-Qaida, Taliban, Iran told to pay $6B

Associated Press

NEW YORK

Al-Qaida, the Taliban and Iran should pay $6 billion to relatives of Sept. 11 victims for aiding in the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal magistrate judge recommended Monday in a largely symbolic decision.

Federal Magistrate Judge Frank Maas calculated punitive and compensatory damages for each of the plaintiffs and their lost family members.