US drops charges against 9/11 '20th hijacker'

The Pentagon is dropping charges against a Saudi incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay who was said to have been the “20th hijacker” in the September 11 attacks.

Tue, 13 May, 2008 - 08:40

The Pentagon is dropping charges against a Saudi incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay who was said to have been the “20th hijacker” in the September 11 attacks.

Mohammed al-Qahtani was one of six men facing murder charges before a US military tribunal for the 2001 attacks.

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