Biden Administration Set to Free 9/11 Detainee Jailed in Guantanamo Since 2002
The Biden administration is planning on releasing a detained terrorist the U.S. government suspected was involved with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Mohammed al-Qahtani has been detained at Guantánamo Bay’s military…
The Biden administration is planning on releasing a detained terrorist the U.S. government suspected was involved with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Mohammed al-Qahtani has been detained at Guantánamo Bay’s military detention facility since 2002 after the Saudi Arabian citizen was arrested by U.S. troops.
Unclassified Pentagon documents reveal that U.S. authorities intend to transfer al-Qahtani to Saudi Arabia, where he’s expected to undergo a mental health treatment program.
The Biden administration intends to free al-Qahtani from custody as early as March, The New York Times reported.
Al-Qahtani attempted to enter the United States in August 2001, only to be deported from the Orlando airport. Authorities believe that al-Qahtani planned to meet Mohamed Atta, who masterminded the 9/11 attacks.
Authorities believe that al-Qahtani was going to join the team that hijacked United Airlines Flight 93, the aircraft headed for the U.S. Capitol, the Times reported.
Flight 93 was ultimately crashed in rural Pennsylvania after passengers overcame the hijackers in the cockpit.
Al-Qahtani was captured in the Battle of Tora Bora, a clash between American troops and Taliban militants during the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. The U.S. military was aiming to capture Osama Bin Laden in that battle.