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| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 'asked to design' vacuum cleaner | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 'asked to design' vacuum cleaner |
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| The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, reportedly asked his CIA captors if he could design a vacuum cleaner. | The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, reportedly asked his CIA captors if he could design a vacuum cleaner. |
| The Pakistan-born mechanical engineering graduate made the request during a period of detention in Romania in 2003, the Associated Press reports. | The Pakistan-born mechanical engineering graduate made the request during a period of detention in Romania in 2003, the Associated Press reports. |
| A former CIA official told the news agency that he used online guides to re-design the household appliance. | A former CIA official told the news agency that he used online guides to re-design the household appliance. |
| The CIA wanted to make sure its prisoners stayed sane, AP reported. | The CIA wanted to make sure its prisoners stayed sane, AP reported. |
| "We didn't want them to go nuts,'' the former senior CIA official told the news agency. | "We didn't want them to go nuts,'' the former senior CIA official told the news agency. |
| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was arrested in 2003 and underwent harsh interrogations in Poland. He was forced to go without sleep, and underwent waterboarding, or simulated drowning. | |
| The CIA prison in Poland was closed in September 2003, and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was transferred to a prison in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. | The CIA prison in Poland was closed in September 2003, and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was transferred to a prison in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. |
| This detention centre reportedly provided books for prisoners to read. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is said to have enjoyed the Harry Potter series of books. | This detention centre reportedly provided books for prisoners to read. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is said to have enjoyed the Harry Potter series of books. |
| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina AT&T State University. | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina AT&T State University. |
| His military lawyer at Guantanamo Bay, Jason Wright, told the Associated Press he was forbidden to discuss whether the vacuum cleaner designs existed. | His military lawyer at Guantanamo Bay, Jason Wright, told the Associated Press he was forbidden to discuss whether the vacuum cleaner designs existed. |
| "It sounds ridiculous," he said. "But answering this question, or confirming or denying the very existence of a vacuum cleaner design... would apparently expose the US government and its citizens to exceptionally grave danger." | "It sounds ridiculous," he said. "But answering this question, or confirming or denying the very existence of a vacuum cleaner design... would apparently expose the US government and its citizens to exceptionally grave danger." |