Libyan Officer: Ashmawy Offered Cooperation to Avoid Handing Him to EgyptNews Arab World Libyan Officer: Ashmawy Offered Cooperation to Avoid Handing Him to Egypt AAThis file handout picture released on October 8, 2018, by the Libyan National Army shows Hisham al-Ashmawy after being arrested in the Libyan city of Derna. Ashmawy was arrested in October in Derna for terrorism cases and was handed to Egypt on Tuesday by the Libyan National Army (LNA). The Libyan officer recalls the first moments of arresting Ashmawy, who is considered a bank of information. He expressed honor for arresting Ashmawy and other 27 terrorists including Libyans and foreigners from Tunisia, Mauritania and other countries. Further, LNA spokesman Ahmed Mesmar affirmed that Ashmawy confessed his responsibility for training terrorist groups for street fights in Libya.

Source: Libya Today May 31, 2019 07:41 UTC