9/11 alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others reach US plea deal | DW News

A man accused of plotting the September 11 terrorist attacks has agreed to a guilty plea to avoid the death sentence.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is being held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, has been in custody since 2003. The US accuses him of being the main mastermind behind the 9-11 attacks. Mohammed and two of his accomplices have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in exchange for life sentences.

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Terry Strada, National Chair, 9/11 Families United

For more on this, we talk to Terry Strada. She is chair of 9/11 Families United, a group of more than 3,000 family members, survivors and first responders. Her husband, Tom, worked in the World Trade Center and was killed in the attack.

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