Kuwaiti-born Pakistani al-Qaeda militant held at Guantanamo Bay, identified as principal architect of 9/11 attacks.
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via NewsKhalid Sheikh Mohammed, an al-Qaeda militant held at Guantanamo Bay, is trending after a military judge ruled he will stand trial in June 2028 for the 9/11 attacks.
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A military judge ruled Wednesday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will stand trial in June 2028, more than 25 years after the September 11 attacks. Prosecutors also dropped their appeal of a ruling excluding his confession, meaning that key evidence will not be used at trial.
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- spectrumlocalnews.com25 years after 9/11, alleged mastermind of attacks still awaits trial
A judge recently set a 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
- abcnews.comAlleged 9/11 mastermind's long-awaited trial scheduled for 2028
The self-proclaimed "mastermind" of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will stand trial in June 2028, a military judge ruled Wednesday.
- cbsnews.comWhere the case against the alleged 9/11 plotters stands 25 years after the attack
The trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three other alleged 9/11 plotters is scheduled to begin in June 2028.
- nytimes.comTrial Guide: The Sept. 11 Case at Guantánamo Bay
The case against the men accused of conspiring in the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackings that killed nearly 3000 people in New York, at the Pentagon and in...
- thesoufancenter.org25 Years After 9/11, KSM’s Trial Still Remains Elusive
A U.S. military judge set a new date for the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), and three co-defendants to...
- ny1.comCase against alleged 9/11 terror plotters slowly limps along
The confession of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed won't be used at trial.
- foxnews.comProsecutors drop Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confession appeal to protect 2028 trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's 9/11 trial will proceed without his key confession after prosecutors chose not to appeal a military judge's ruling to avoid delays.
- pbs.orgTrial remains elusive for purported mastermind accused of plotting 9/11 attacks
NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after U.S. authorities locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed away at a military detention center in Cuba, the purported mastermind of...
- alhurra.com‘Mastermind’ of Sept. 11 Attacks: Why Has Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s Trial Taken More Than 20 Years?
A photograph of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed taken after his capture in 2003 remains one of the defining images of the U.S. “war on terror.
- cbsnews.comKhalid Sheikh Mohammed: The alleged mastermind behind 9/11 | 60 Minutes Archive
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks, has been in U.S. custody since 2003.