Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to go on trial in 2028
Summary
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of planning the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, will face trial in a US military court in June 2028. He has been held at the Guantanamo Bay military base since 2006 after being captured in 2003.Key Facts
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of being the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.
- His trial is scheduled to begin on June 5, 2028, at a military court in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
- Mohammed was one of Osama bin Laden’s top aides before his capture in Pakistan in 2003.
- He was held in secret CIA prisons for three years before moving to Guantanamo Bay.
- He has admitted to planning the 9/11 attacks from start to finish.
- The 9/11 attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.
- His trial has been delayed multiple times, and a plea deal that would avoid the death penalty was withdrawn last year.
- Guantanamo Bay is a US naval base used to hold terror suspects captured after 9/11, with only a few prisoners remaining today.
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