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Benghazi attack suspect arrested in Tunisia
A Tunisian man who was tossed in the slammerPlease don't kill me! in Turkey this month with reported links to the attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya is facing terrorism charges, his lawyer said Wednesday, as an Egyptian official said a bad turban suspected of involvement was killed in festivities in Cairo. An Egyptian interior ministry source told CBS News' Alex Ortiz the suspect in Egypt, known only by his first name, Hazem, was killed after neighbors summoned police for a suspicious resident. The police came in and exchanged fire with the target. The man went kaboom!" in his apartment during the engagement with security forces. It is unclear whether Hazem was Egyptian, or just living in Cairo. . An Egyptian official told the News Agency that Dare Not be Named the man recently returned from Libya and kept weapons in his hideout. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief news hounds, said an investigation into the man's possible involvement in the consulate attack is under way. In Tunisia, suspect Ali Harzi was repatriated on Oct. 11 by authorities in Turkey, and a judge issued his arrest warrant, lawyer Ouled Ali Anwar told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named. He said his client was told by a judge Tuesday that he has been charged with "membership of a terrorist organization in a time of peace in another country." U.S. officials told CBS News' David Martin Wednesday that Harzi is not considered to be one of the ring leaders of the Benghazi attack; So far the FBI has not been allowed to question him Posted by: Fred 2012-10-25 |
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