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Ahmed Abu Khatallah

Benghazi attack suspect Ahmed abu Khatallah will appear in a U.S. Court soon, Edward Price, assistant press secretary for the National Security Council, says.

Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said today that the U.S. Military and law enforcement personnel captured abu Khatallah on Sunday, and that he is in U.S. Custody outside of Libya.

U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other U.S. Citizens died in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Compound in Benghazi, Libya. Ref. CNN

Khatallah Abu Ahmed

Hillary Clinton reacts to capture of Benghazi suspect: Live on CNN at 5 p.m. ET.

Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said today that the U.S. Military and law enforcement personnel captured Ahmed abu Khattalah on Sunday, and that he is in U.S. Custody outside of Libya.

Abu Khattalah faces federal terrorism-related charges in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Compound in Benghazi, Libya, in which U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other U.S. Citizens died. Ref. CNN

Ahmed Abu Khatallah Islam Studies

The alleged mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attack will be brought to the United States on a U.S. Navy ship rather than by air to give investigators "Maximum time to question him," U.S. Officials tell CNN's Evan Perez.

Ahmed Abu Khatallah was captured over the weekend in eastern Libya without a shot being fired, U.S. Officials said.

The assault on the U.S. Diplomatic compound in eastern Libya in September 2012 resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Ref. CNN