One of the terrorists involved in the killing of US envoy to Libya in 2012 after an attack on the diplomatic compound, blew himself up after he was surrounded by forces, the spokesman for east-based Libyan National Army (LNA) told reporters Wednesday at a press conference in Benghazi. The terrorist, named Adel Al-Abdali, was eliminated after a special force stormed the house where he was hiding in Sabha (in southern Libya). While he was surrounded, he had no way to escape so he blew himself up,” spokesman Ahmad al-Mismari said. US envoy John Christopher Stevens was killed in an attack on the American consulate in September 2012 by militants. The LNA launched early this month an operation in the south of the country to weed out armed gangs and terrorists.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 31, 2019 13:30 UTC