US charges six detainees over 9/11

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US prosecutors will seek the death penalty, but the final decision will rest with judge Susan Crawford, the convening authority for military commissions.

The six men - Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi and Mohammed al-Qahtani - are all charged with terrorism, murder and violating the law of war.

They are also charged with conspiracy, attacking civilians, attacking civilian objects, intentionally causing serious bodily injury, destruction of property in violation of the law of war, and material support to terrorism.

Four of the men - Mohammed, bin Attash, bin al-Shibh and al-Aziz Ali - are also charged with hijacking or hazarding an aircraft.

All of the charges are in connection with the September 11 terror attacks on New York and Washington, Brigadier General Thomas Hartmann told a Pentagon press briefing.

He said: "The charges allege that Khalid Sheik Mohammed was the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks by proposing the operational concept to Osama bin Laden as early as 1996, obtaining approval and funding from Osama bin Laden for the attacks, overseeing the entire operation, and training the hijackers in all aspects of the operation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

"Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarek Bin Attash is alleged to have administered an al Qaida training camp in Logar, Afghanistan, where two of the 19 September 11 hijackers were trained.

"He is also alleged to have travelled to Malaysia in 1999 to observe airport security by US air carriers to assist in formulating the hijacking plan."