US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated on Tuesday (Aug 6) that the families of the victims and the American public have the right to witness the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, along with the other defendants.

US defense chief says 9/11 mastermind and other defendants should stand trial

Three men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks have entered into a pre-trial agreement, the US Department of Defence said. The three accused, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi have been held at the US Navy base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for years without going to trial.

US reaches plea agreement with men accused as main plotters of 9/11

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US defense chief says 9/11 mastermind and other defendants should stand trial

US reaches plea agreement with men accused as main plotters of 9/11