U.S. Said to Charge Suspects in Deadly Benghazi Attack

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U.S. prosecutors filed a sealed criminal complaint against several suspects in the 2012 attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, including a Libyan man suspected of playing a leading role, according to two U.S. officials.

Ahmed Abu Khattalah, who investigators said is a leader in in the group Ansar al-Sharia, was charged in connection with the attack that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, said the officials, who were briefed on the case and asked not to be identified discussing the complaint. They declined to specify the charges.