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Pentagon: Libyan militant suspected in Benghazi attack in US custody
Original Publication Date: June 17, 2014 1:41AM
Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 10:54PM
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon says a Libyan militant accused in a deadly attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is in U.S. custody.
The capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala marks the first time the U.S has apprehended one of the accused perpetrators in the 2012 attack. Khattala is a senior leader of the Benghazi branch of the terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia.
His capture was first reported by The Washington Post.
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