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Zubayar al-Bakoush faces eight charges including murder and terrorism in the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed four Americans, marking the seventh high-profile fugitive capture this year.
- On Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced, "The FBI has arrested one of the key participants behind the Benghazi attack. Zubayar al-Bakoush landed at Andrews Air Force Base at 3 a.m. this morning. He is in our custody."
- On Sept. 11, 2012, at least 20 militants breached the Benghazi consulate and set fires, killing four U.S. personnel including Ambassador Chris Stevens and Sean Smith.
- Earlier prosecutions saw Ahmed Abu Khattala captured by U.S. special forces in 2014 and two other defendants arrested and sentenced, while defense attorneys argued evidence was inconclusive.
- A Republican-led congressional panel concluded the Obama administration had security lapses and a slow response but found no wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton, then-Secretary of State, while Democrats denounced it as a "conspiracy theory".
- The case spurred a series of U.S. investigations and political clashes, and the Benghazi attacks became a symbol of chaos in Benghazi, Libya, highlighting regional instability and terrorism.
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The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, 14 years ago shook US politics. Secretary of State Clinton was accused of negligence. Now the Justice Department has announced the arrest of a "key figure".
Key Benghazi Suspect Is in US Custody: Bondi
A key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the US compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday. Bondi said in a news conference that Zubayr Al-Bakoush had landed at Joint Base Andrews at...
US Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters today that they have arrested one of the key participants in the attack on their consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, in which, among other things, then-US Ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed.
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