Guantanamo 9/11 suspects to face trial in the US

Self-proclaimed September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court, an Obama administration official said today.

Fri, 13 Nov, 2009 - 11:26

The official said Attorney General Eric Holder plans to announce the decision later this morning.

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