Military judge schedules trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind

Top News - UPI.com · collected 2026-08-27 · by Darryl Coote
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Summary

A military judge, Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, has scheduled the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks, to begin on June 5, 2028. The trial date is nearly 17 months later than requested by the prosecution. Mohammed and three other suspects will face charges including conspiracy, hijacking, and murder for their alleged roles in the 2001 attacks that killed 2,753 people. The trial schedule was issued after the judge deemed the prosecution's preferred date of Jan. 11, 2027, "incompatible" with pretrial proceedings.
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Story summary

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, considered one of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants, will face trial for his alleged role in planning the September 11, 2001 attacks. A military judge has set a trial date of June 5, 2028, which is 18 months later than prosecutors requested, to allow time to resolve pretrial disputes over evidence. Mohammed and three others are accused of orchestrating the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City. The trial has been delayed multiple times, with a previous scheduled date in 2021 being cancelled. Mohammed was captured in March 2003 in Pakistan, and has been held at Guantanamo Bay since then.

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📰 9/11 Mastermind Trial Schedule
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 9 📰 publisher trust 54
“Article A is about a Libyan man accused of making the bomb for Pan Am Flight 103, while Article B is about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's trial for masterminding the 9/11 attacks”
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 1 📰 publisher trust 96
“Both articles report on a single judge setting a trial date (June 5, 2028) for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.”
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⚖️ Leans left 🔴 6% hedged 1 of 18 📰 publisher trust 95
“Both articles report on the same military judge setting a trial date (June 5, 2028) for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in relation to his alleged role as mastermind of the 9/11 attacks”

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Top News - UPI.com · 39 article(s) · 1 correction(s) detected
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Afghanistan New York City's Pakistan U.S. U.S.-led

Subjects

Mohammed PERSON · 3× U.S. GPE · 2× Afghanistan GPE · 1× Cuba GPE · 1× Khalid Sheikh Mohammed PERSON · 1× Michael Schrama PERSON · 1× New York City's GPE · 1× Pakistan GPE · 1× Schrama PERSON · 1× U.S.-led GPE · 1×

Narrative

Mohammed is being tried alongside three other men accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11 attacks that destroyed the twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center, killing 2,753 people and ushering in two decades to U.S.-led wars and military operations in Afghanistan and the Middle East.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-27
2026-08-27 · Top News - UPI.com
Military judge schedules trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

A military judge has scheduled the start of the long-awaited trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of being the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. asserted
judge → schedule → attacks
Military Judge Lt. Col. Michael Schrama issued a trial schedule order on Wednesday detailing upcoming important dates, setting June 5, 2028, as the start of the trial. asserted
Schrama → issue → trial
The start date is nearly 17 months later than the prosecution had requested. asserted
prosecution → request → ?
In his order, Schrama said the Jan. 11, 2027, date the prosecution wanted was "incompatible" with pretrial litigation, stating "a realistic trial date must account for the hearing and resolution of pretrial evidentiary and compliance motions." asserted
date → say → motions
Mohammed is being tried alongside three other men accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11 attacks that destroyed the twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center, killing 2,753 people and ushering in two decades to U.S.-led wars and military operations in Afghanistan and the Middle East. asserted
that → try → Afghanistan
The suspects have been charged with a slew of offenses, including conspiracy, hijacking or hazarding an aircraft and murder. asserted
suspects → charge → aircraft
Mohammed has been in U.S. custody since his arrest in Pakistan in 2003, and has been detained at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since 2006. asserted
Mohammed → detain → 2006
Mohammed and his co-defendants are among the remaining few being held at the detention camp. asserted
Mohammed → remain → camp
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