According to the New York Times, the Obama administration is considering canceling plans for the trial of the accused chief organizer of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and four accomplices to take place in Manhattan.
The issues at hand: cost and security.
The report said Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others have raised objections to having Manahattan ad that President Obama Thursday directed the Justice Department to handle the decision, and agency officials have begun looking at other sites in the U.S.
City officials have estimated the trial could cost more than $200 million, last several years and make the city a target for additional terrorist attacks while it’s underway.
