By Daniel Dombey in Washington and Harvey Morris in New York
Published: November 13 2009 14:07 | Last updated: November 13 2009 23:48
The Obama administration on Friday set the stage for what could be the most high-profile trial in US history when it said it was seeking the death penalty in a New York court for Khaled Sheikh Mohammed and four accomplices accused of being behind the September 11 attacks.
Announcing the move, and a related prosecution of five men allegedly involved in a 2000 attack on the USS Cole, Eric Holder, US attorney-general, said it was the most difficult decision he had made in office.
The US has set the stage for what could be the most high-profile trial in American history when it said it was seeking the death penalty in a New York court for Khaled Sheikh Mohammed and four accomplices accused of being behind the September 11 2001 attacks
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