Libya condemns U.S. arrest of Benghazi suspect


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  • Thursday, 19 Jun 2014

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya condemned the United States on Wednesday for snatching a man suspected of masterminding the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, describing the arrest as a violation of Libyan sovereignty.

President Barack Obama authorised Sunday's operation in which U.S. special forces captured Ahmed Abu Khatallah in Libya for transfer to the United States.

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