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October 7, 2013

Al-Qaeda Suspect Held on Navy Ship; Libya Accuses U.S. of "Kidnapping" 
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In Libya on Saturday, U.S. operatives seized al-Qaeda leader Abu Anas
al-Liby from the streets of Tripoli. Al-Liby was indicted in 2000 for
his alleged role in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
that killed 224 people. There had been a $5 million bounty for his
capture. In a statement, the Libyan government claimed it had no prior
knowledge of the raid, and demanded an explanation for what it called
"the kidnapping of a Libyan citizen." The United States claims the
Libyan government was aware of the operation and provided assistance.
Al-Liby is reportedly being held and interrogated without a lawyer on a
U.S. Navy ship in the Mediterranean. It is expected he will be sent to
New York City for prosecution in federal court. Speaking during a visit
to Indonesia, Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States will
continue to launch similar operations in foreign countries.

Secretary of State John Kerry: "We hope that this makes clear that the
United States of America will never stop in its effort to hold those
accountable who conduct acts of terror, and those members of al-Qaeda
and other terrorist organizations literally can run, but they can't
hide. We will continue to try to bring people to justice in an
appropriate way, with hopes that ultimately these kinds of activities
against everybody in the world will stop."

 

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