9/11 mastermind KSM will finally stand trial, judge says — just two weeks before 25th anniversary of terror attacks

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The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and three other terrorists being held in Guantánamo Bay will finally stand trial in 2028, a military judge ruled Wednesday.

The ruling from Lt. Col. Michael Schrama came just two weeks before the 25th anniversary of the world-altering attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people.

The second plane hits the World Trade Center on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. (ToMerlin) Tamara Beckwith/NY Post
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is shown in this file photograph during his arrest on March 1, 2003, in a photo released Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Mohammed is likely to be executed after being tried and convicted, as the Obama administration looks for places other than New York City to prosecute him and four alleged co-conspirators. (HO) Reuters
The World Trade Center is seen following terrorist attacks in New York City on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks claimed thousands of lives. (Paul Martinka (C) 2001) Paul Martinka for NY Post

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused head plotter, and three of his alleged co-conspirators have been held at the Cuba military base since 2003 in the long-delayed case.

Government prosecutors had requested to bring the case to trial in January 2027, but the judge rejected that bid and set it on June 5, 2028.

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