Poll: New Yorkers oppose 9/11 trials in NYC
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the professed mastermind of 9/11, and four of his alleged henchmen are headed for a federal civilian trial in downtown Manhattan. Here, the old federal courthouse, right, at 40 Centre St., is seen. (Nov. 16, 2009) Credit: AP
NEW YORK (AP) — A Quinnipiac University poll says 68 percent of New York City voters want the 9/11 terror trials moved out of lower Manhattan.
There is less consensus about where the suspects should eventually face charges.
About 42 percent want trials held somewhere in the state, while 44 percent want them out of New York entirely.
About 56 percent favor trying 9/11 suspects in military courts.
The poll of 1,195 registered voters was held from Feb. 11 to Feb. 15.
It was conducted as the Obama administration rethinks its original plan to try professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at a courthouse near the World Trade Center.
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