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The Libyan militant accused of involvement in the 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya arrived under heavy security at a federal courthouse in Washington on Tuesday (July 8) to face additional criminal charges.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson had ordered the suspect, Ahmed Abu Khatallah, to remain in U.S. custody after his lawyers raised no objections to a request from federal prosecutors that Khatallah be held because he has no ties to the United States and posed a "serious danger" to others.
Khatallah was captured on June 15 by a U.S. military and FBI team and transported to the country via U.S. Navy ship. He faces criminal charges over his alleged participation in the attack on the compound in Benghazi that led to the death of four Americans.
He pleaded not guilty to a terrorism conspiracy charge on Saturday (July 5).
Last Wednesday (July 2), his attorney, public defender Michelle Peter
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