Prisoner not seen publicly since 2002 at Gitmo hearing

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The first high-profile al-Qaida terror suspect captured after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, appeared Tuesday at a U.S. government hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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