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What’s next for Libya suspect, on ship and beyond?

By ERIC TUCKERNANCY BENAC
Published June 19, 2014 1:13am ET
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What’s next for Libya suspect, on ship and beyond?
This undated image obtained from Facebook shows Ahmed Abu Khattala, an alleged leader of the deadly 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, who was captured by U.S. special forces on Sunday, June 15, 2014, on the outskirts of Benghazi. U.S. officials are preparing to try the captured Libyan in the U.S. court system and pledging to step up efforts on catching others responsible for the deaths of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in the attacks. (AP Photo) | AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military got its man, and has handed him over to the Justice Department. What’s next for Ahmed Abu Khattala, the Libyan militant accused of being a mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attacks? What’s happening on the ship where he’s being held? Where is he headed? What does he know? Some questions, answers – and unknowns:

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