Report: U.S. Capitol Was Sept. 11 Attackers' Fourth Goal

(Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Building, not the White House, was the fourth target of the Sept. 11 attackers, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported Sunday, citing results of interrogations of suspected al-Qaeda leaders Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the attacks, and Ramzi bin al-Shaibah, the man suspected of coordinating them. The fourth hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania before it could reach its target in Washington.


2003-09-27 00:00:00

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