DOJ Announces The Arrest Of Terror Suspect Of 2012 Benghazi Attack

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This is a huge arrest.

That has been long-awaited by the family of the victims.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced the arrest of the terror suspect who was allegedly behind the 2012 Benghazi attack.

Watch Bondi make the announcement here:

Fox News reported more on the huge arrest and the extradition process:

The U.S. has arrested Zubayr Al-Bakoush, alleged to be one of the leaders of the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the arrest on Friday. Bondi said that Al-Bakoush was charged with charges of murder, terror and arson, all related to the 2012 attack.

“Zubayr Al-Bakoush will now face American justice on American soil. We will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fullest extent of the law,” Bondi said on Friday. “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.”

Bondi also took a swipe at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who infamously said “what difference does it make?” when asked in a hearing about the cause of the deadly attack.

Patel said that Al-Bakoush was arrested “overseas,” but did not give details on the exact location where the alleged terrorist was apprehended.

“I’m extremely thankful to the CIA and Director Ratcliffe and our other law enforcement partners for making sure that the world knows that if you kill an American citizen in an act of terrorism, we will hunt you down,” Patel said on Friday.

The FBI director credited President Donald Trump’s support for law enforcement, saying that the president “has given law enforcement the resources we need to take the fight across the world.” Patel noted the department’s success in capturing individuals on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

Here’s the moment he was extradited:

AP provided further context on the 2012 attack:

The 2012 attack on the U.S. compound immediately emerged as a divisive political issue as Republicans challenged President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on security at the facility, the military response to the violence and the administration’s changing narrative about who was responsible and why.

A final report by a Republican-led congressional panel faulted the Obama administration for security deficiencies at the Libyan outpost and a slow response to the attacs. The report, however, found no wrongdoing by Clinton.

On the night of Sept. 11, 2012, U.S. officials have said, at least 20 militants armed with AK-47s and grenade launchers breached the gate of the consulate compound and set buildings on fire.

The fire led to the deaths of Stevens and Smith. Other State Department personnel escaped to a nearby U.S. facility known as the annex.

A large group assembled for an attack on the annex. That attack, including a precision mortar barrage, resulted in the deaths of security officers Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.



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