US Arrests Key Suspect in 2012 Benghazi Attack, DOJ Announces

Four Americans were killed in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on U.S. diplomatic outposts in Benghazi, Libya.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Nov. 19, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has apprehended a key suspect in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on U.S. diplomatic outposts in Benghazi, Libya, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Feb. 6.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Bondi identified the arrested suspect as Zubayar ⁠al-Bakoush. Bondi said the FBI apprehended Bakoush, but did not specify where he was found.