US Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed the arrest of Libyan Zubayr al-Bakoush, suspected of carrying out the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in 2012 and the killing of former US Ambassador Chris Stevens.
As video of a handcuffed Bakoush emerged being led out of a plane in the US, Bondi confirmed that he was transferred to the United States to face charges of murder, arson, and terrorism.
Bakoush was a member of the Islamist Benghazi Shura Council (BSC). The BSC fought a long and bloody battle with Khalifa Hafter during Libya’s civil war. They were eventually ousted from eastern Libya by Hafter. They fled to hide in Misrata and Tripoli.
Commenting on its X account, the White House said ‘‘A suspect in the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed four Americans has been brought to the U.S. to face charges.
Zubayr al-Bakoush will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Let this be clear: if you commit a crime against the American people, the Trump Admin will find you, & justice will be served’’.