Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to Face 2028 US Military Trial

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, will go on trial before a US military court in June 2028, according to an official. He is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The US has held militants captured during the post-9/11 "War on Terror" at Guantanamo.

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The US used Guantanamo, an isolated naval base, to hold militants captured during the "War on Terror" that followed the September 11 attacks in a bid to keep the defendants from claiming rights under US law.

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CBS Published 27 August 2026

Trial date set for alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

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Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed faces 2028 trial

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, will go on trial before a US military court in June 2028, an official said on Thursday.

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9/11: Trial for alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed set for June 2028

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