Coverage dated July 10, 2025

Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks

Headline from NBC New York

The deal stipulated life sentences without parole for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants.

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  1. 12News Now Beaumont

    Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    The decision Friday undoes an attempt to wrap up more than two decades of military prosecution beset by legal and logistical troubles.

  2. NBC New York

    Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks (opens NBC New York)

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    The deal stipulated life sentences without parole for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants.

  3. Fox26 Houston

    Plea deal for suspected Sept. 11 mastermind thrown out by appeals court (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of organizing the plot to crash hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001.

  4. CBS News

    Plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed thrown out by appeals court (opens CBS News)

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    The decision undoes an attempt to wrap up more than two decades of military prosecution beset by legal and logistical troubles.

  5. WHDH Boston

    Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Divided federal appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would have pleaded guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s attacks.

  7. Fox News

    Court throws out plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two other terrorists (opens Fox News)

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    A divided federal appeals court overturned a plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, upholding Defense Secretary Austin's authority to withdraw the agreement.

  8. Military Times

    Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Friday's decision undoes an attempt to wrap up more than two decades of military prosecution beset by legal and logistical troubles.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    US: Court throws out plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A divided federal appeals court has scrapped an agreement that would have allowed the alleged September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution.

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