A key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the #US compound in #Benghazi, #Libya, that killed 4 Americans has been taken into custody & will be prosecuted in their deaths, #Trump Attorney General #PamBondi said Friday.
Bondi said in a news conference that Zubayr Al-Bakoush had landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at 3 a.m. on Friday.
“We have never stopped seeking justice for that crime against our nation,” Bondi said.
#geopolitics #terrorism
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-benghazi-justice-department-a0eadc00e01e892e6dba827ccfadbae0?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-06-Breaking+News
US Attorney #JeaninePirro said that an 8-count indictment charged Al-Bakoush with crimes including the murders of Ambassador Chris Stevens & State Dept employee Sean Smith.
The 2012 attack on the US compound immediately emerged as a divisive political issue as #Republicans challenged President Barack #Obama & Secy of State #HillaryClinton on security at the facility, the #military response to the violence & the admin’s changing narrative about who was responsible & why.