The main suspect in the deadly 2012 attack on the US compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been arrested.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday that Zubair al-Baqoosh, the main suspect in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been arrested. Bondi added that al-Baqoush landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at 3 a.m. local time. “We have not stopped seeking justice for those crimes against our nation,” he said.
Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference, announcing an arrest in the 2012 Benghazi attack case (AFP)5 Important Things to Know About Zubair Al-BaqaushKilled 4 AmericansZubair al-Baqush was part of the attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi in 2012. The September 11 night attack included at least 20 militants armed with AK-47s and grenade launchers who broke down the gates of the consulate compound and set fire to the building.
Ambassador Chris Stevens and State Department employee Sean SmithStevens and Smith died as a result of the fire. Other State Department personnel fled to a nearby US facility known as the Annex.
There are serious allegations against Zubair al-BaqushAttorney Jeanine Pirro revealed that the eight-count indictment charges al-Bakush with crimes including the murders of Stevens and Smith.
The first picture of Zubair Al-Baqaush has been seenA photo shows Zubair al-Baqoosh being carried away on a stretcher at Joint Base Andrews on Friday.
Relationship with mastermindAhmed Abu Khattala, a Libyan militant suspected of masterminding the attack, was captured by US special forces in 2014 and brought to Washington for trial. He has been convicted and is in prison.
Barack Obama slams Hillary ClintonThe 2012 attacks in Benghazi quickly became a deeply divisive political issue. Republicans have repeatedly criticized President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for focusing on security failures, military responses to violence, and the administration’s shifting narrative about who is responsible and why.
A final report issued by a Republican-led congressional panel concluded that the Obama administration was to blame for security lapses at Libyan outposts and a slow response to the attack.
The same report, however, found no wrongdoing by Clinton.
Clinton dismissed the report as echoing previous findings without any new findings, saying, “It’s time to move on.”
Other Democrats slammed the Republicans’ report as “a conspiracy theory on steroids.”
(With input from The Associated Press)
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