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U.S. seeking al Qaeda jihad terrorist linked to Benghazi attack

Jan 4, 2014 12:49 pm By Robert Spencer

Benghazi-attack.jpgBut…but…the New York Times told us that al Qaeda wasn’t involved! “Months of investigation by The New York Times, centered on extensive interviews with Libyans in Benghazi who had direct knowledge of the attack there and its context, turned up no evidence that Al Qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role in the assault.” — New York Times, December 28, 2013

“U.S. Seeking al Qaeda Terrorist Linked to Benghazi Attack,” by Bill Gertz for the Washington Free Beacon, January 3:

The U.S. government is trying to apprehend an al Qaeda terrorist wanted for his role in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed four Americans.

The suspect, Muhammad Jamal, was imprisoned in Egypt last fall and in September was being held by the Egyptian government. His current whereabouts could not be confirmed, said U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. One official said Jamal remains in Egyptian custody, contrary to reports that he was in Yemen.

Jamal was labeled a designated terrorist by the United Nations Oct. 18, identifying him and the group he formed, the Muhammad Jamal Network, as linked to the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attack.

Four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, were killed during an assault on a diplomatic compound and a nearby CIA facility in the Libyan port city.

The identification of Jamal as an al Qaeda member linked to the Benghazi attack contradicts a recent New York Times investigative report that concluded there was no evidence al Qaeda or foreign terrorists were behind the Benghazi attack that is currently the subject of several congressional inquiries.

A CIA spokesman declined to comment when asked if al Qaeda is linked to the Benghazi attack.

A FBI spokesman declined to comment. An Egyptian Embassy spokesman declined to comment on whether Jamal remained in Egyptian government custody and referred to a State Department press release of Oct. 7 that said that Jamal had been arrested by Egyptian authorities in November 2012.

The Benghazi attack was carried out by dozens of jihadists on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.

Investigators said the attack involved planning by terrorists who were observed photographing the diplomatic compound shortly before the attack. The attackers were armed with assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, and mortars.

The Obama administration for several weeks claimed the attack was the result of a spontaneous demonstration against an anti-Muslim video posted on the Internet.

Jamal has a Yemeni wife and U.S. and Egyptian authorities recently contacted the Sanaa government seeking information about him, according to a Yemeni newspaper report.

Unidentified Yemeni security sources disclosed to the Aden-based Al Umana newspaper on Tuesday that U.S. intelligence agencies recently intercepted communications between Jamal and al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri.

The report said that Jamal was wanted for his role in killing Stevens….

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