A former Guantanamo Bay detainee with Al Qaeda ties was in Benghazi the night of the Sept. 11 attack, according to a source on the ground in Libya. The source told Fox News that ex-detainee Sufian bin Qumu, who is suspected of running camps in eastern Libya where some of the assailants trained, is also a respected member of Ansar al-Sharia -- one of the Islamist groups identified in State Department email traffic two hours after the attack. Two sources familiar with the investigation, when asked about bin Qumus whereabouts the night of the attack, did not dispute the claim he was in Benghazi. While it is not clear whether bin Qumu was directing the assault, his security file from Guantanamo may be revealing. Having already trained in Usama bin Ladens camps, in 1998 bin Qumu joined the Taliban in Pakistan and communicated with likely extremist elements via radio during this period indicating a position of leadership, the file shows.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:54:43 +0000
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