'Mastermind' of 9/11 to stand trial almost 27 years after attacks

The alleged mastermind behind the September 11 terror attacks in 2001 will finally go on trial 27 years after the world watched on in horror in a series of attacks which left thousands dead. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will stand accused of being the architect of the 9/11 attacks, which killed more than 3,200 people. The trial comes nearly three decades on from that infamous day, despite the fact US…