Suspected ringleader in Benghazi attack in U.S. custody

By Julie Pace The Associated Press

Posted June 17, 2014 11:48 am

Updated June 17, 2014 12:13 pm

1 min read

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A picture shows a burnt vehicle and broken furniture inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi on September 13, 2012, following an attack on the building late on September 11 in which the US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other US nationals were killed. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/GettyImages

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon says a Libyan militant accused in a deadly attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is in U.S. custody.

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The capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala marks the first time the U.S has apprehended one of the accused perpetrators in the 2012 attack. Khattala is a senior leader of the Benghazi branch of the terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia.

His capture was first reported by The Washington Post.

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