{
  "id": 3668568,
  "title": "Trial of accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks set for 2028",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trial-of-accused-mastermind-of-9-11-attacks-set-for-2028",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T04:36:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0827/1589381-khalid-sheikh-mohammed-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US Air Force judge has set a trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, and three co-defendants in a military tribunal, according to a recent order by Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama. The trial is scheduled to begin on June 5, 2028, marking a milestone in the lengthy legal proceedings involving the four detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Last month, a US appeals court denied Mohammed and two of his co-defendants the opportunity to plead guilty under agreements that would have spared them the death penalty, reversing previous decisions. The agreement had been offered last year and accepted by an official overseeing the Pentagon's Guantanamo war court, but was later revoked by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin due to Republican criticism. Mohammed, the most recognizable detainee at Guantanamo, is charged with orchestrating the September 11, 2001 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.",
  "summary": "A US Air Force judge ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US, and three co-defendants to go on trial before a military tribunal in June 2028.",
  "key_points": [
    "Khalid Sheikh Mohammed set for 2028 military tribunal trial",
    "Charges include orchestrating 9/11 attacks killing nearly 3,000",
    "Trial date June 5, 2028 after US court denied plea agreements"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The trial date marks a significant step forward in the long-delayed prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-defendants, but leaves the case still years away from resolution.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}