US Arrests Key Suspect in 2012 Benghazi Attack, DOJ Announces

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The U.S. government has apprehended a key suspect in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on U.S. diplomatic outposts in Benghazi, Libya, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Feb. 6.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Bondi identified the arrested suspect as Zubayar ⁠al-Bakoush. Bondi said the FBI apprehended Bakoush, but did not specify where he was found.

“The individual was apprehended and transferred over the night and into custody early this morning at an airfield. And so that's about all you can say on that matter,” FBI Director Kash Patel added.

Bondi said Bakoush landed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland at around 3 a.m. local time on Friday.

Four Americans were killed in the 2012 Benghazi attack, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, State Department employee Sean Smith, and CIA contractors Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.

The attack targeted a diplomatic compound that also served as Stevens’s residence, as well as a nearby CIA annex.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Bakoush faces an eight-count criminal indictment, including charges for the murders of Stevens and Smith, and the attempted murder of State Department Special Agent Scott Wicklund. He is also charged with conspiracy to provide material support for terrorism and an arson-related offense.
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