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9/11 Mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Avoids Death Penalty Trial

Justice?

The al Qaeda plotter was sentenced to 2,976 years, one year for every person who died in the worst terror attack on American soil, a senior official told the Daily Beast.

Owen Lavine
Owen Lavine 

Breaking News Intern

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Reuters
Owen Lavine

Owen Lavine

Breaking News Intern

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