Suspected Benghazi attacker captured because he was planning more attacks: U.S. official

Suspected Benghazi attacker captured because he was planning more attacks: U.S. official
In a letter to the council obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala was necessary “to prevent such armed attacks” and was carried out “in accordance with the United States’ inherent right of self-defense.”
Ahmed Abu Khattala, 42, has been arrested as the leader of the Benghazi consulate attack.In a letter to the council obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala was necessary “to prevent such armed attacks” and was carried out “in accordance with the United States’ inherent right of self-defense.” Handout Ahmed Abu Khattala, 42, has been arrested as the leader of the Benghazi consulate attack.In a letter to the council obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala was necessary “to prevent such armed attacks” and was carried out “in accordance with the United States’ inherent right of self-defense.”

The U.S. told the UN Security Council that a top suspect in the deadly assault on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, was captured because investigators determined that he planned more attacks against Americans.

In a letter to the council obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala was necessary “to prevent such armed attacks” and was carried out “in accordance with the United States’ inherent right of self-defense.”
She called Abu Khattala “a senior leader of the Libyan militant group Ansar al-Sharia-Benghazi in Libya.” EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS She called Abu Khattala “a senior leader of the Libyan militant group Ansar al-Sharia-Benghazi in Libya.”

She called Abu Khattala “a senior leader of the Libyan militant group Ansar al-Sharia-Benghazi in Libya.