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(CNN)
-- The United States has brought Abu Anas al Libi -- an alleged al
Qaeda operative whom U.S. Army Delta Force soldiers captured in Libya
this month -- to New York, a U.S.
Alleged al Qaeda operative Al Libi taken to New York week after capture in Libya
updated 5:15 PM EDT, Mon October 14, 2013
Al Qaeda suspect faces trial in U.S.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: Letter indicates suspect was moved to New York on Saturday
- Abu Anas al Libi was a member of al Qaeda, U.S. officials say
- Authorities say he played role in bombings at American embassies in 1998
- He is scheduled to appear before a federal official in NYC on Tuesday
He was transferred to law
enforcement custody and brought to the United States on Saturday,
according to a letter from the office of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet
Bharara to a federal judge.
Al Libi is expected to appear before a judicial officer on Tuesday, Bharara's office said.
His family in Tripoli
said they were shocked that he was in the United States. They had
received no details of his whereabouts from the U.S. or Libyan
governments, family members told CNN.
Al Libi arrives in the U.S.
His son, Abdullah, said
the family hoped to get him a lawyer that would "work with him, for
him." It was unclear if al Libi already has a lawyer.
"We don't want him talking to just anyone," Abdullah said. "We don't want just any lawyer asking him questions."
U.S. special operations
forces captured al Libi in Tripoli more than a week ago. The 49-year-old
native of Libya is accused of playing a role in the 1998 U.S. Embassy
bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
The United States had
been holding him aboard a Navy ship, U.S. officials said. He was
questioned there by members of a high-value detainee interrogation team,
the officials said.
American officials have described him as "one of the world's most wanted terrorists."
He was indicted in 2001
by the federal court in the Southern District of New York in the embassy
bombings and in connection with his alleged roles in al Qaeda
conspiracies to attack U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia.
Some terrorism experts
have questioned how much valuable intelligence al Libi would be able to
provide for his captors. A former jihadist associate told CNN last week
that it was unlikely that he was still playing an active role with the
terrorist network.
His wife said he was no
longer a member of al Qaeda, had been living a normal life and was
seeking a job with the Libyan oil ministry.
Al Libi was captured October 5 on the street in front of his home as he returned in his car from morning prayers.
Journalist Ayman al-Kekli in Tripoli and CNN's Nic Robertson contributed to this story.
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