US administration considering to move 9/11 trial out of New York
Published:Friday | January 29, 2010 | 1:26 PM
The US administration is considering moving the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks out of New York City.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is due to be tried with four other suspects.
The suspects are currently being held in Guantanamo Bay, but will be moved as part of President Barack Obama\'s efforts to close the prison.
Yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he had asked the attorney general not to hold the trial in Manhattan, near the site of the attacks.
The mayor had strongly backed the trial, but changed his mind this week citing cost and disruption.
Several other senior politicians including Governor David Paterson and both state senators have expressed opposition to or doubts about the proposal.
Meanwhile, some relatives of 9/11 victims say they also oppose a federal court trial, and many Republicans in Congress favour military tribunals over civilian trials.