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Photo of 9/11 mastermind at Guantanamo Bay released

A new image showing the alleged September 11 mastermind at Guantanamo Bay has surfaced just days before the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Several pictures of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed were reportedly taken by Red Cross delegates at the secret Camp 7 inside the detention centre at the US naval base in Cuba.

The first photos of him for more than six years show him looking healthy, heavily bearded and apparently about to pray.
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)