FBI Director Kash Patel, US Attorney General Pam Bondi, and US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro announced Friday, February 6, that suspected Benghazi terrorist Zubayar al-Bakoush is now in US custody and on American soil. He was arrested, transferred to the states, and will be prosecuted in a US federal court in DC by Pirro.
Four US personnel were killed in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, when extremists attacked the US consulate. “We have never stopped seeking justice for that crime against our nation,” Bondi said. Two other people have been sentenced for their roles in the attack already. Ahmed Abu Khattala was captured in 2014 and sentenced in 2017 to 22 years in federal prison – later extended to 28 years. In 2020, Mustafa al-Imam was sentenced to 19 years and eight months.
“Al-Bakoush will now face American justice on American soil,” Bondi said. “We will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fullest extent of the law. He’ll face charges related to murder, terrorism, arson, among others. Let this case serve as a reminder: If you commit a crime against the American people anywhere in this world, President Trump’s Justice Department will find you. It might not happen overnight, but it will happen. You can run, but you cannot hide.”
