Defense secretary revokes plea deal with accused 9/11 plotters
![Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin nullified the plea deal with the defendants accused of plotting the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1024x683!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2F99%2Fabc6fa874ceaac4f397aaa834db7%2Fgettyimages-2163641911.jpg)
The previous agreements exchanged guilty pleas from the men for sentences of at most, life in prison.
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The previous agreements exchanged guilty pleas from the men for sentences of at most, life in prison.
(Image credit: Alex Wong)