9/11 suspects to face death penalty in NYC trial (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 11/13/2009 - 11:53am

FILE - In this March 1, 2003 file picture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan.<br /><br />An Obama administration official said Friday Nov. 13, 2009 that accused Sept. 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.<br /><br />(AP Photo/File)AP - Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian federal courthouse in New York, near the site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks.

Prosecutors expect to seek the death penalty.




 

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