The suspect, Zubayr al-Bakoush, has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to murder, terrorism and arson, Bondi announced at a press conferenc.
“We have never stopped seeking justice for that crime against our nation,” she said.
The attorney general called al-Bakoush “one of the key participants” behind the attack and said he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base at 3 a.m. Friday, met by FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, whose office will prosecute the case.
The four Americans killed in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack, when a coalition of extremists targeted U.S. facilities in Benghazi, were J. Christopher Stevens, the then-U.S. ambassador to Libya; Sean Smith, who served as a State Department information management officer in Benghazi; and Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, who were Navy SEALS and CIA security contractors.
