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On Friday morning, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel held a press conference to reveal the successful apprehension and extradition of Zubayr Al-Bakoush. Al-Bakoush is a suspect linked to the fatal 2012 Benghazi attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission.
🚨 BREAKING: Zubayr Al-Bakoush, suspect in deadly 2012 Benghazi terror attack on US compound, captured and extradited to face charges in US, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announce pic.twitter.com/OB6HhtuuZd
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Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the arrest on Friday. Bondi said that Al-Bakoush was charged with charges of murder, terror and arson, all related to the 2012 attack.
“Zubayr Al-Bakoush will now face American justice on American soil. We will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fullest extent of the law,” Bondi said on Friday. “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.”