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| Benghazi consulate raid suspect in US court | Benghazi consulate raid suspect in US court |
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| The suspected ringleader of the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi has appeared amid tight security at a US federal courthouse. | The suspected ringleader of the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi has appeared amid tight security at a US federal courthouse. |
| Ahmed Abu Khattala was captured by US forces in Benghazi on 18 June. | Ahmed Abu Khattala was captured by US forces in Benghazi on 18 June. |
| He has repeatedly denied all the accusations against him. He says he was in Benghazi during the attack on the US consulate but that did not take part. | He has repeatedly denied all the accusations against him. He says he was in Benghazi during the attack on the US consulate but that did not take part. |
| The US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other people were killed in the 2012 attack. | The US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other people were killed in the 2012 attack. |
| "Ahmed Abu Khatallah is in law enforcement custody", department of justice spokesman Bill Miller said. | |
| Mr Abu Khattala is charged with killing a person on US property, a firearms offence and providing material support to terrorism. | |
| 'Key figure' | |
| American media reported that Mr Abu Khattala was brought to court in Washington from a US Navy warship where he had been held since being captured two weeks ago. | American media reported that Mr Abu Khattala was brought to court in Washington from a US Navy warship where he had been held since being captured two weeks ago. |
| The US has described him as "key figure" in the attack on the consulate. | |
| President Obama praised the raid which led to his capture earlier this month. | |
| "When Americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice," he said. | |
| President Obama and then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced fierce criticism for not doing enough to prevent the attack. | |
| Several Republican congressmen have called for Mr Abu Khattala and other terror suspects to be held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. | |
| Ahmed Abu Khattala | Ahmed Abu Khattala |
| • Native of Benghazi in eastern Libya | • Native of Benghazi in eastern Libya |
| • Construction worker by trade | • Construction worker by trade |
| • Spent several years in Col Muammar Gaddafi's notorious Abu Salim prison in Tripoli | • Spent several years in Col Muammar Gaddafi's notorious Abu Salim prison in Tripoli |
| • Formed his own small militia during the anti-Gaddafi uprising | • Formed his own small militia during the anti-Gaddafi uprising |
| • Denies any links to al-Qaeda but has expressed admiration for it | • Denies any links to al-Qaeda but has expressed admiration for it |
| • Also denies any role in the attack on the US embassy in 2012, but eyewitnesses report him being there | • Also denies any role in the attack on the US embassy in 2012, but eyewitnesses report him being there |
| • US state department says he is a senior leader in Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia | • US state department says he is a senior leader in Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia |
| Profile: Libyan Islamist Ahmed Abu Khattala | Profile: Libyan Islamist Ahmed Abu Khattala |