Security Costs Will Top $75M in 9/11 Trial: Kelly

New York police commissioner Raymond Kelly says security for the upcoming trial of the Sept. 11 terror attack suspects is going to cost much more than the initial estimate of $75 million.
    
Kelly drafted a security plan Dec. 18 for the upcoming trials of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others in New York federal court.
 
The men have been charged with war crimes. Kelly says the costs will be considerably more than $75 million, but he would not say how much more. The initial estimate was given Nov. 18.
    
The NYPD says there aren't enough officers to deal with the crush of work the trials will bring, so much of the cost will come from overtime and it will be impossible to accomplish without federal funds.

Attorney General Eric Holder has promised New York federal money for the trials.
    
There is no set date for the trial and no final decision has been made on funding.

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