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I want to be a martyr 'mastermind' tells Guantanamo tribunal
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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Looking old and sporting thick military-issue glasses, a long bushy grey beard and a cream tunic and turban, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed cheerfully chanted verses from the Koran. (article 1)
Mr Mohammed and his four alleged co-conspirators each face death if convicted of war crimes including murder, conspiracy, attacking civilians and terrorism by hijacking planes to attack American landmarks. (article 1)
The murder charges involve the deaths of 2,973 people at the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania where passengers forced down their aircraft. (article 1)
Mr Mohammed looked noticeably thinner than at the time of his capture in the northern Pakistani city of Quetta in March 2003. (article 1)
The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the US , Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other detainees held at Guantanamo Bay are to appear before a military tribunal - the beginning of their trial process. (article 3)
Where is the trial being held? Under the terms of the Military Commissions Act passed by the US Congress in 2006, trials are held at Camp Justice. (article 3)
This is a huge tent city at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, which will provide sleeping, living and working quarters for up to 500 people involved with the military commission process. (article 3)
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Mohammed, military, Guantanamo, Khalid, Sheikh |
Source articles
- I want to be a martyr 'mastermind' tells Guantanamo tribunal (timesonline.co.uk, 06/06/2008, 1072 words)
- Guantanamo suspects on trial (BBC News, 06/06/2008, 739 words)
- Q&A: Guantanamo tribunals (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 1770 words)
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