Benghazi Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in US Court

A Libyan militant has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court to charges linked to the September 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi that killed four American citizens, including a U.S. ambassador. Ahmed Abu Khattala entered a not guilty plea on Monday at a short hearing in Washington, D.C. Khattala is charged with 18 counts including murder of an "internationally protected person" and killing a person during an attack on a federal facility. Some of the charges carry the death...

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