DOJ Arrests Accused Militant In Deadly 2012 Benghazi Attack

The Justice Department says a key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted in Washington in connection with a rampage that killed four Americans and became a divisive political issue. Zubayar Al-Bakoush was identified by officials Friday as a member of an extremist militia in Libya. Al-Bakoush had been wanted by the United States for more than a decade and was taken to an airfield in Virginia early Friday. Al-Bakoush is accused of joining an armed mob that crashed the gates of the diplomatic mission and set fire to buildings. It's unclear if Al-Bakoush has an attorney.