The U.S. has apprehended an individual believed to have played a pivotal role in the 2012 assault on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya, as stated by Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday. Bondi announced that Zubayar al-Bakoush has been extradited to the United States and will face charges related to murder, arson, and terrorism. The September 11, 2012, incident resulted in the deaths of four U.S. personnel and was initially perceived as a spontaneous protest reaction, but it was later recognized as a calculated attack executed by extremists, some of whom had ties to al Qaeda-affiliated groups.
Al-Bakoush is the third individual to be charged in connection with the attack. Two others, Ahmed Abu Khatallah and Mustafa al-Imam, are currently serving lengthy prison sentences, while another suspect, Ali Awni al-Harzi, was killed in an airstrike in Iraq in 2015. Bakoush faces an eight-count indictment that encompasses charges of murder, attempted murder, arson, and conspiracy to support terrorists, according to Jeanine Pirro, the leading U.S. prosecutor in the District of Columbia.
The attack has come to symbolize the turmoil in Benghazi and Libya overall, underscoring the region's instability and the threat of terrorism. It prompted a series of investigations in the United States, during which congressional Republicans clashed with then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the lead-up to her 2016 presidential campaign as a Democrat.
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