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| The man charged with leading the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four U.S. officials including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday in federal court in Washington. | The man charged with leading the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four U.S. officials including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday in federal court in Washington. |
| Ahmed Abu Khattala, 43, was ordered held without bond by U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper. A federal grand jury on Tuesday filed 17 new charges against the suspected ringleader of the assault on a diplomatic mission and a CIA annex on Sept. 11-12, 2012, counts that included murder and several other death penalty-eligible crimes. | Ahmed Abu Khattala, 43, was ordered held without bond by U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper. A federal grand jury on Tuesday filed 17 new charges against the suspected ringleader of the assault on a diplomatic mission and a CIA annex on Sept. 11-12, 2012, counts that included murder and several other death penalty-eligible crimes. |
| Abu Khatalla previously pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge under which he had been held since his capture June 15 in Benghazi in a raid by U.S. Special Operations Forces. | Abu Khatalla previously pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge under which he had been held since his capture June 15 in Benghazi in a raid by U.S. Special Operations Forces. |
| The charges include murder of an internationally protected person, murder of an officer and employee of the United States, killing a person in the course of an attack on a federal facility, destroying a U.S. facility and brandishing a handgun. | The charges include murder of an internationally protected person, murder of an officer and employee of the United States, killing a person in the course of an attack on a federal facility, destroying a U.S. facility and brandishing a handgun. |
| Last week’s indictment described Abu Khattala was the commander of the Ubaydah Bin Jarrah, a militia in Benghazi that wanted to establish Islamic law in Libya. | Last week’s indictment described Abu Khattala was the commander of the Ubaydah Bin Jarrah, a militia in Benghazi that wanted to establish Islamic law in Libya. |
| Khattala’s defense lawyers said in statement that they will “vigorously defend” their client “in court where the government will be forced to prove his guilt based upon actual evidence. Unless and until the government proves his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, Mr. Abu Khatallah is entitled to the presumption of innocence.” | |
| Peter Hermann contributed to this report. |