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Military judge schedules trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind

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Coote, D. (2026, August 27). Military judge schedules trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind. UPI. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/27/trial-set-Khalid-Sheikh-Mohammed/2391787801597/

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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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A military judge has set June 5, 2028 as the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York City and Washington D.C. Mohammed is being tried alongside three other men, including Walid bin Attash and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, for their alleged roles in planning and executing the hijackings of four commercial airplanes, which were used to carry out the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. The trial date was set 18 months later than prosecutors requested, allowing more time to resolve pretrial disputes over what evidence can be presented. Mohammed has been in U.S. custody since his arrest in Pakistan in 2003**, and this will be one of the most high-profile trials in recent history.

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“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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Afghanistan New York City's Pakistan U.S. U.S.-led

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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.

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2026-08-27 · UPI

Military judge schedules trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind · assertive framing

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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

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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

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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

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