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Benghazi attack suspect arrested, DOJ says
Attorney General Pam Bondi says the FBI has arrested one of the key participants behind the Benghazi attack.
The Department of Justice on Friday announced the arrest of one of the alleged leaders of the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the arrest of Zubayr Al-Bakoush for the 2012 terror attack on the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya.
The backstory:
A vehicle and the surrounding area are engulfed in flames after it was set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on September 11, 2012. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Ben …
On Sept. 11, 2012, a group of assailants armed with AK-47 rifles, grenades and other weapons, stormed the U.S. Special Mission compound in Benghazi, Libya and began shooting, setting fires and breaking into buildings.
The fire led to the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and State Department employee Sean Smith. Other State Department personnel escaped to a nearby U.S. facility known as the annex which was also attacked with a precision mortar barrage, resulting in the deaths of CIA contracted security officers Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.
What they're saying:
Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), from left, Pam Bondi, US attorney general, and Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for the District of Columbia, during a news conference at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC, …
"Zubayr Al-Bakoush will now face American justice on American soil. We will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fullest extent of the law," said Bondi. "Let this case serve as a reminder: If you commit a crime against the American people anywhere in this world, President Trump's Justice Department will find you. It might not happen overnight, but it will happen. You can run, but you cannot hide."
Pirro, who will be prosecuting the case, noted that Al-Bakoush was first charged by complaint in 2015, which was sealed for 11 years. She said that an unsealed eight-count indictment charged Al-Bakoush with the murders.
"The Benghazi saga was a painful one for Americans. It has stayed with all of us. And let me be very clear, there are more of them out there. Time will not stop us from going after these predators, no matter how long it takes, in order to fulfill our obligation to those families who suffered horrific pain at the hands of these violent terrorists," Pirro said. "President Trump will make sure that the cavalry comes for Americans, no matter where they are in this world."
The Source: Information in this article was provided by FOX News and The Associated Press. This story was reported from Orlando.