US military court to begin trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind in summer 2028

A US military court has set a new date for the trial of a man considered one of the main organizers of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. A court representative announced on Thursday that the trial against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will begin in June 2028.

A long-awaited trial

The September 11, 2001 attacks, in which hijacked planes were flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon, while a fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania, killed thousands of people. Since then, US authorities have been working to prepare cases against individuals suspected of planning and organizing the attacks.

The trial against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will take place before a US military court, and its start has been postponed multiple times. The latest announcement sets the beginning of proceedings for June 2028 — more than 26 years after the attacks themselves.

The source text provides no further details about the proceedings or the reasons for the repeated delays.