US captures key suspect in Benghazi consulate attack
- 10 years ago
The US has captured one of the alleged ringleaders of the 2012 attack on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya in a secret raid over the weekend.
The US said that the Libyan government has been informed of the operation, but declined to say whether Libya was notified prior to the capture.
The US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other Americans were killed in the September 2012 brazen attack.
Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington.
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The US said that the Libyan government has been informed of the operation, but declined to say whether Libya was notified prior to the capture.
The US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other Americans were killed in the September 2012 brazen attack.
Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington.
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