A suspect accused of being a "key participant" in the deadly attack on an American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 has been taken into US custody, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced.
Zubayr Al-Bakoush arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi said during a news conference.
He is being charged with eight counts, including two murder charges for the deaths of US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and state department employee Sean Smith.
Bondi said the US would continue its pursuit of additional suspects in the case, warning that an arrest "might not happen overnight, but it will happen. You can run, but you cannot hide".
During the news conference on Friday, Bondi was joined by FBI Director Kash Patel and US attorney Jeanine Pirro.
