Newscasts - Suspect in 2012 Benghazi consulate attack arrested, says Bondi

Andrews Sykes

06/02/2026 21:01

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Description: The U.S. has arrested a person suspected of playing a central role in the 2012 attack on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday (February 6). Olivia Zollino reports.

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Video Transcript:

Good morning.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday said the US has arrested a person suspected of playing a central role in the 2012 attack on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

In fact, from day one, Kash and Dan would sit in meetings and say, we're going to get him, and they did. Today, I'm proud to announce that the FBI has arrested one of the key participants behind the Benghazi attack. Zubayr al-Bakoush landed at Andrews Air Force Base at 3:00AM this morning. He is in our custody.

Footage released by Fox News channels Zubayr al-Bakoush arriving at an undisclosed location on Friday. He faces an eight-count indictment that includes charges of murder, attempted murder, arson, and conspiracy to support terrorists. Four US personnel were killed in the attack carried out by extremists on September 11, 2012, some of whom were linked to groups affiliated with al Qaeda. Al-Bakoush is the third person to face criminal charges. Two others are serving lengthy prison terms, while another suspect was killed in an airstrike in Iraq in 2015. The attack became a symbol of the chaos in Benghazi and Libya as a whole, highlighting the instability and the presence of terrorism in the region and led to a series of investigations in the United States.