Charges Dropped Against '20th Hijacker'

Case against other accused 9/11 planners will go forward
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted May 13, 2008 3:49 PM CDT
Charges Dropped Against '20th Hijacker'
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in this file photo from March 1, 2003 in this photo obtained by the Associated Press. The Pentagon is planning to charge and seek the death penalty for Mohammed and five other detainees...   (AP Photo)

The US has dropped charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, who allegedly planned to be the “20th hijacker” in the 9/11 attacks, Reuters reports. The US military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay rejected the charges against Qahtani “without prejudice,” meaning that the Saudi citizen may yet face prosecution. The charges against the other five alleged planners, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, were approved. (More September 11 stories.)

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