The suspect was brought back to the U.S., Attorney General Bondi said.
The suspect was brought back to the U.S., Attorney General Bondi said.A suspect in the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in , Libya, has been arrested and brought back to the United States, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on February 6, 2026.On Sept. 11, 2012, a group of men stormed into the diplomatic compound in Benghazi. Four Americans were killed in the attack. The suspect is charged with the murder of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others, according to the U.S. attorney. "Bakoush was first charged by complaint in 2015 which was sealed for 11 years, an indictment, an eight count indictment, has been unsealed, and it charges Bakoush with the murder of Ambassador Chris Stevens, the murder of State Department employee Sean Smith, the attempted murder of State Department Special Agent Scott Wicklund and conspiracy to provide materials for terrorists and support that resulted in the death of four Americans, as well as arson at the special mission," U.S. Attorney Jeannine Pirro said alongside the Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel.Copyright © 2026 ABC News Internet Ventures.
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