Moussaoui Tells Court His Role He Was to Be 5th Pilot in Attacks

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testified Monday that he and would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane Sept. 11, 2001, and fly it into the White House.

Mr. Moussaoui's testimony on his own behalf stunned the courtroom. His account was in stark contrast to his previous statements in which he said the White House attack was to come later if the United States refused to release an Egyptian sheik imprisoned on separate terrorist convictions.

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Moussaoui Tells Court His Role He Was to Be 5th Pilot in Attacks

On Dec. 22, 2001, Mr. Reid was subdued by passengers when he attempted to detonate a bomb in his shoe aboard American Airlines Flight 6...

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