Thursday, 15 March 2007, 12:41 GMT
Key 9/11 suspect 'admits guilt'
The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks has admitted his role in them, and 30 other plots in a hearing at Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon says.
"I was responsible for the 9/11 operation, from A to Z," said Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a partial transcript from a closed-door hearing.
He also said he had planned attacks on Big Ben and Heathrow airport in London.
The hearing was held to determine whether he was an "enemy combatant", which could lead to a military trial.
Any criminal charges that are brought could eventually lead to a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
"I was the operational director
for Sheikh Osama Bin Laden for the organising, planning, follow-up and execution of the 9/11 operation," Mr Mohammed told the hearing, in a statement read by a representative.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6452573.stm Full story and transcript also available at the Al-BBC site.
Warning. There is a picture of Mr M.