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A military judge on Friday threw out a key confession made by the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9\/11 attacks \u2014 in a major blow to the feds that could derail the already long-delayed case.<\/p>\n

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Head plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed\u2019s 2007 statements made to investigators were not voluntarily given, trial judge Lt. Col. Michael Schrama wrote in a bombshell ruling.<\/p>\n

The US military did not make the decision public \u2014 citing a \u201csecurity review\u201d \u2014 but sources familiar with its contents said the judge axed Mohammed\u2019s confessions from the case in the ruling.<\/p>\n

It comes just days after Schrama set Mohammed\u2019s trial for June 2028 \u2014 with the 25th anniversary of the world-altering Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people, looming in two weeks.<\/p>\n

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The head military prosecutor overseeing the case, Rear Adm. Aaron C. Rugh, told The New York Times Friday that he would review the ruling and \u201cmake a decision on whether to appeal in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An appeal could threaten to delay the long-simmering case yet again, as families of the victims fear that Mohammed could die behind bars before being found guilty in a court of law.<\/p>\n

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This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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