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Key suspect 'admits 9/11 guilt' Key 9/11 suspect confesses guilt
(20 minutes later)
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 11 September attacks, has admitted responsibility, a court transcript says.Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 11 September attacks, has admitted responsibility, a court transcript says.
"I was responsible for the 9/11 Operation, from A to Z," he said."I was responsible for the 9/11 Operation, from A to Z," he said.
He also reportedly confessed to planning to attack Big Ben and Heathrow airport in London, at the hearing at the US Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba. He also reportedly confessed to planning 29 acts of terrorism, including plans to attack Big Ben and Heathrow airport in London.
The hearing was the first time the Pakistani national had faced a court since being captured four years ago. The hearing at the US Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba was the first time he had faced a court.
Sheikh Mohammed was believed to be the third most senior al-Qaeda leader before his capture in March 2003. Sheikh Mohammed was believed to be the third most senior al-Qaeda leader before his capture in March 2003 in Pakistan.
'HIGH-VALUE' SUSPECTS Khalid Sheikh MohammedRamzi BinalshibhAbu Zubaydah HambaliMajid Khan The 14 key detainees'HIGH-VALUE' SUSPECTS Khalid Sheikh MohammedRamzi BinalshibhAbu Zubaydah HambaliMajid Khan The 14 key detainees
He was held in US custody at an undisclosed location from then until his transfer to Guantanamo Bay.He was held in US custody at an undisclosed location from then until his transfer to Guantanamo Bay.
Hearings opened at the detention camp last week to decide whether key suspects can be deemed enemy combatants and therefore face military trials.Hearings opened at the detention camp last week to decide whether key suspects can be deemed enemy combatants and therefore face military trials.
In total, 14 terror suspects are due at the hearings.In total, 14 terror suspects are due at the hearings.
The court is not open to the public. Transcripts of testimony have been translated from Sheikh Mohammed's Arabic and edited by the Pentagon to remove sensitive intelligence material.The court is not open to the public. Transcripts of testimony have been translated from Sheikh Mohammed's Arabic and edited by the Pentagon to remove sensitive intelligence material.
According to the transcript, Sheikh Mohammed admitted responsibility for a series of other attacks, including the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York and the attempts by the so-called Shoe Bomber, Richard Reid.