Pakistan Says It Has Arrested Sept 11 Mastermind ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said it had arrested the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, on Saturday in what officials declared was a major coup in the global war on terror.
"We have finally apprehended Khalid Sheikh Mohammed," Rashid Qureshi, spokesman for President Pervez Musharraf, told Reuters.
"It was the work of Pakistani intelligence agencies... It is a big achievement. He is the kingpin of al Qaeda."