Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Yahoo! News - 9/11 Report: 10-Plane Attack Was Planned
Yahoo! News - 9/11 Report: 10-Plane Attack Was Planned: "WASHINGTON - Sept. 11 plot mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed originally planned a much bigger attack involving 10 hijacked planes, one of which he would pilot and land after killing all the male passengers. Once on the ground, he was to deliver an anti-American harangue.
The plan was among new details revealed Wednesday in a report by the staff of the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks.
Based on documents and interviews with government officials, the panel said Mohammed initially proposed using 10 planes to hit CIA (news - web sites) and FBI (news - web sites) headquarters, unidentified nuclear plants and tall buildings in California and Washington state, in addition to the World Trade Center, Pentagon (news - web sites) and White House or Capitol. "
The plan was among new details revealed Wednesday in a report by the staff of the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks.
Based on documents and interviews with government officials, the panel said Mohammed initially proposed using 10 planes to hit CIA (news - web sites) and FBI (news - web sites) headquarters, unidentified nuclear plants and tall buildings in California and Washington state, in addition to the World Trade Center, Pentagon (news - web sites) and White House or Capitol. "
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