Captured man 9/11 mastermind
2003-03-04 17:19
Washington - Top al-Qaeda leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, arrested at the weekend in Pakistan, was the "brain" behind the September 11, 2001 attacks on US targets, Attorney General John Ashcroft told lawmakers on Tuesday.
"Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is the brain, the main mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attack," Ashcroft told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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- AFP