Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks
- Posted on July 11, 2025
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Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks
A divided federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal that would have spared him the risk of execution for al-Qaida's 2001 attacks.