United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has said a “key participant” in the 2012 attack on the US embassy in Benghazi, Libya, has been arrested. Bondi said Zubayr ‌al-Bakoush had been extradited to the US ‌and will face ‌murder, ⁠arson and “terrorism”-related charges. Charged with two killingsThe details of al-Bakoush’s alleged involvement in the September 11, 2012 attack were not immediately clear. US prosecutors said Abu Khatallah led an armed group in Libya and ordered the attack. Stevens had travelled to Benghazi, the second largest city in Libya, to speak with armed groups opposed to the government.

Source: Libya Today February 06, 2026 20:07 UTC