FBI Arrests ‘Key’ Participant In 2012 Benghazi Terror Attack
One of the “primary participants” in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack has been arrested by the FBI, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday.
Suspect Zubayr Al-Bakoush, who landed at Andrews Air Force Base at 3 a.m. Friday morning, faces charges of murder, terrorism and arson, among others, Bondi said.
“From day one, Kash and Dan would sit in meetings and say, ‘We’re going to get it,’” Bondi said. “And they did.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi (@AGPamBondi): “Today, I am proud to announce that the FBI has arrested one of the main participants in the Benghazi attack. » pic.twitter.com/P20IIckG5H
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“Hillary Clinton once said about Benghazi, ‘What difference, at this point, does it make? Well, that makes a difference for Donald Trump. It makes a difference for these families,” Bondi continued. “And 14 years later, it makes a difference for law enforcement, who made the difference in this case.”
U.S. Attorney Jeannine Pirro, who will prosecute Al-Bakoush, said the suspect was first charged in 2015 in a complaint that remained sealed for 11 years.
“[The eight count indictment] charges Bakoush with the murder of Ambassador Chris Stevens, the murder of State Department employee Sean Smith, the attempted murder of State Department Special Agent Scott Wickland, and the conspiracy to provide material and support to terrorists that resulted in the deaths of four Americans, as well as an arson attack at the special mission,” Pirro said.
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