{
  "id": 6738703,
  "title": "Where does the case against the alleged 9/11 plotters stand?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/where-does-the-case-against-the-alleged-9-11-plotters-stand",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T10:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-911-plotters-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The case against the alleged 9/11 plotters remains unresolved, having been postponed from 2027 to June 5, 2028, for jury selection at Guantánamo Bay. The four defendants—Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, Ammar al-Baluchi, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi—are accused of conspiring, murdering, carrying out terrorism, and hijacking aircraft on September 11, 2001. Their trial is expected to be held in a military-commission system at Guantánamo, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty. The lengthy legal proceedings, plagued by logistical issues and personnel changes, have raised concerns among victim families about the case's progress.",
  "summary": "The trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three other alleged 9/11 plotters is scheduled to begin in June 2028.",
  "key_points": [
    "Case against 9/11 plotters postponed to June 5, 2028",
    "Trial in military-commission system at Guantánamo with death penalty sought"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}