Five Sept. 11 suspects, including the alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be brought to the U.S. to stand trial, the Justice Department will announce Friday.
NPR has learned that Attorney General Eric Holder has decided that the suspects should be tried in the Southern District of New York.
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The Southern District of New York has been handling terrorism trials for about as long as al-Qaida has been a threat to the U.S. |
