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Libya condemns U.S. raid and capture of bombing suspect
Source: Washington Post
Libya condemns U.S. raid and capture of bombing suspect
By Ernesto Londoño, Sunday, October 6, 12:59 PM
The Libyan government on Sunday condemned what it called the “kidnapping” of one of its citizens who was taken into custody outside his home in Tripoli in a highly unusual covert operation carried out by the U.S. military.
U.S. officials hailed the capture of Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, who was wanted in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, as an intelligence coup that will disrupt efforts by al-Qaeda to strengthen its franchise in North Africa. The operation, carried out by Special Forces on Saturday, represented a rare foray by the U.S. military into the controversial practice of whisking terrorism suspects out of countries with which Washington does not have an extradition treaty.
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Libya’s government said in a statement issued on Sunday that it had not been consulted before U.S. troops snatched Ruqai outside his home.
“Since hearing the news, the Libyan government has been in contact with American authorities and has asked them to offer clarification,” the government said, arguing that Libyans who face terrorism charges should be tried at home.
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By Ernesto Londoño, Sunday, October 6, 12:59 PM
The Libyan government on Sunday condemned what it called the “kidnapping” of one of its citizens who was taken into custody outside his home in Tripoli in a highly unusual covert operation carried out by the U.S. military.
U.S. officials hailed the capture of Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, who was wanted in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, as an intelligence coup that will disrupt efforts by al-Qaeda to strengthen its franchise in North Africa. The operation, carried out by Special Forces on Saturday, represented a rare foray by the U.S. military into the controversial practice of whisking terrorism suspects out of countries with which Washington does not have an extradition treaty.
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Libya’s government said in a statement issued on Sunday that it had not been consulted before U.S. troops snatched Ruqai outside his home.
“Since hearing the news, the Libyan government has been in contact with American authorities and has asked them to offer clarification,” the government said, arguing that Libyans who face terrorism charges should be tried at home.
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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/libya-condemns-us-raid-and-capture-of-bombing-suspect/2013/10/06/aad8b7ec-2ea6-11e3-8906-3daa2bcde110_story.html
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