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| Judge halts 9/11 Guantanamo trial | |
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| A judge has suspended the Guantanamo Bay trials of five men accused over the 9/11 attacks, in line with a request by US President Barack Obama. | |
| Among the five is alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who had opposed the suspension saying he wanted to confess to his role in the attacks. | |
| Mr Obama had earlier asked for a temporary halt to all tribunals at Guantanamo to review the process. | Mr Obama had earlier asked for a temporary halt to all tribunals at Guantanamo to review the process. |
| The request was one of his first acts as president. | |
| Before the judge's ruling, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused over the 11 September 2001 attacks had said they opposed halting the trials. | |
| Lawyers for a fifth man supported the proposed suspension. | |
| A judge in a separate case - that of Omar Khadr, a Canadian man accused of killing an American soldier in Afghanistan in 2002 - has suspended that trial for 120 days. | A judge in a separate case - that of Omar Khadr, a Canadian man accused of killing an American soldier in Afghanistan in 2002 - has suspended that trial for 120 days. |