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Key 9/11 suspect confesses guilt | |
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 11 September attacks, has admitted responsibility, a court transcript says. | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 11 September attacks, has admitted responsibility, a court transcript says. |
"I was responsible for the 9/11 Operation, from A to Z," he said. | "I was responsible for the 9/11 Operation, from A to Z," he said. |
He also reportedly confessed to planning 29 acts of terrorism, including plans to attack Big Ben and Heathrow airport in London. | |
The hearing at the US Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba was the first time he had faced a court. | |
Sheikh Mohammed was believed to be the third most senior al-Qaeda leader before his capture in March 2003 in Pakistan. | |
'HIGH-VALUE' SUSPECTS Khalid Sheikh MohammedRamzi BinalshibhAbu Zubaydah HambaliMajid Khan The 14 key detainees | 'HIGH-VALUE' SUSPECTS Khalid Sheikh MohammedRamzi BinalshibhAbu Zubaydah HambaliMajid Khan The 14 key detainees |
He was held in US custody at an undisclosed location from then until his transfer to Guantanamo Bay. | He was held in US custody at an undisclosed location from then until his transfer to Guantanamo Bay. |
Hearings opened at the detention camp last week to decide whether key suspects can be deemed enemy combatants and therefore face military trials. | Hearings opened at the detention camp last week to decide whether key suspects can be deemed enemy combatants and therefore face military trials. |
In total, 14 terror suspects are due at the hearings. | In total, 14 terror suspects are due at the hearings. |
The court is not open to the public. Transcripts of testimony have been translated from Sheikh Mohammed's Arabic and edited by the Pentagon to remove sensitive intelligence material. | The court is not open to the public. Transcripts of testimony have been translated from Sheikh Mohammed's Arabic and edited by the Pentagon to remove sensitive intelligence material. |
According to the transcript, Sheikh Mohammed admitted responsibility for a series of other attacks, including the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York and the attempts by the so-called Shoe Bomber, Richard Reid. |