The alleged 9/11 mastermind will be transferred from Guantanamo to New York for a trial in which the death penalty will be sought, the US has confirmed.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others would be tried in a civilian court near Ground Zero, the attorney general said.
Five other Guantanamo detainees would face military trials, Eric Holder said.
The move is part of US President Barack Obama's efforts to close Guantanamo, but some relatives of 9/11 victims say they oppose a federal court trial.
Four men - the two Yemenis, a Saudi and a Pakistani-born Kuwaiti - will face trial alongside Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of helping finance and plan the attacks of 11 September 2001 in which nearly 3,000 people were killed.
Responsibility for the case will go to the Southern District of New York, with proceedings taking place at a court not far from where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center fell.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said: "It is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice near the World Trade Center site where so many New Yorkers were murdered."
source:bbc
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