9/11 ‘mastermind’ to face military trial at US base

The Pentagon has said it is ready to resume a trial at Guantanamo Bay for the acknowledged mastermind of the Sept 11 attacks and four other men.

9/11 ‘mastermind’ to face military trial at US base

The move comes more than two years after US president Barack Obama halted the case in an ultimately failed effort to prosecute them in a civilian court.

A Department of Defence legal official, known as the convening authority, has approved trying the five together on capital charges that include terrorism and murder, making them eligible for the death penalty if convicted.

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