Some New Yorkers are angry that accused plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks will be tried in a court near where the World Trade Center once stood, while others are relieved that justice may soon be served.
The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four others who will be tried in U.S. criminal court will be moved from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a federal detention facility in New York, the Justice Department said on Friday.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, and four other men accused in the plot will be prosecuted in federal court in New York City, a federal law enforcement official said early on Friday.
Tuesday, 8 Sep 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Terrorists are aiming for hotels and other easier-to-hit targets as security measures at military and government facilities continue to improve, says a global intelligence company.
Australian police launched a major anti-terrorism operation on Tuesday, arresting four men they said were part of a terrorist cell that was planning to launch a suicide attack on several Army bases in the country.
Saturday, 18 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Investigators worked Saturday to identify the suicide bombers who attacked two American luxury hotels in Indonesia's capital, and health officials confirmed at least four of the dead were foreigners.
Friday, 17 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Suicide bombers who checked in as guests smuggled explosives into American-branded luxury hotels in Indonesia's capital and set off a pair of blasts that killed eight people and wounded more than 50.
Monday, 13 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
A Saudi justice official said Sunday that 41 foreigners were among the more than 300 people brought before judges in the first known trials of al-Qaida suspects in the kingdom.
Wednesday, 1 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
The Statue of Liberty's crown is opening to tourists on July Fourth for the first time in eight years. It closed shortly after terrorists leveled the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Tuesday, 9 Jun 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
The first Guantanamo Bay detainee brought to the United States for trial pleaded not guilty Tuesday in New York to bombing U.S. embassies in Africa in 1988.