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| US commando raids: Kerry defends al-Liby capture | US commando raids: Kerry defends al-Liby capture |
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| US Secretary of State John Kerry has defended the capture of an alleged al-Qaeda leader, Anas al-Liby, calling him a "legal and appropriate target". | US Secretary of State John Kerry has defended the capture of an alleged al-Qaeda leader, Anas al-Liby, calling him a "legal and appropriate target". |
| He is a suspected mastermind of the 1998 US embassy attacks in Africa. | He is a suspected mastermind of the 1998 US embassy attacks in Africa. |
| His son, Abdullah al-Ruqai, said his father was seized by masked gunmen and that some of them were Libyans. | |
| Mr Kerry's comments come after Libya called on the US to explain the raid on its territory, one of two by US commandos in Africa on Saturday. | Mr Kerry's comments come after Libya called on the US to explain the raid on its territory, one of two by US commandos in Africa on Saturday. |
| Mr Kerry said Anas al-Liby, who has been on the FBI's most wanted list for more than a decade with a $5m (£3.1m) bounty on his head, would face justice in a court of law. | Mr Kerry said Anas al-Liby, who has been on the FBI's most wanted list for more than a decade with a $5m (£3.1m) bounty on his head, would face justice in a court of law. |
| "With respect to Abu Anas al-Liby, he is a key al-Qaeda figure, and he is a legal and an appropriate target for the US military," Mr Kerry told reporters on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Indonesia. | "With respect to Abu Anas al-Liby, he is a key al-Qaeda figure, and he is a legal and an appropriate target for the US military," Mr Kerry told reporters on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Indonesia. |
| 'Kidnap' | 'Kidnap' |
| Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan's office said he had asked for clarification on the raid and stressed Libya was "keen on prosecuting any Libyan citizen inside Libya". | Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan's office said he had asked for clarification on the raid and stressed Libya was "keen on prosecuting any Libyan citizen inside Libya". |
| "The Libyan government has been following the reports of the kidnap of one of the Libyan citizens wanted by the authorities in the United States," said a Libyan government statement issued on Sunday. | "The Libyan government has been following the reports of the kidnap of one of the Libyan citizens wanted by the authorities in the United States," said a Libyan government statement issued on Sunday. |
| "As soon as it heard the reports, the Libyan government contacted the US authorities to demand an explanation." | "As soon as it heard the reports, the Libyan government contacted the US authorities to demand an explanation." |
| Citing surveillance camera footage, Mr Liby's son, Abdullah al-Ruqai, said his father was seized in Tripoli early on Saturday by masked gunmen armed with pistols, as he was parking outside his house. | |
| He said that those he could see taking his father looked Libyan and spoke a Libyan dialect. | He said that those he could see taking his father looked Libyan and spoke a Libyan dialect. |
| He claims the Libyan government was implicated in his father's disappearance - a claim Tripoli denies. | He claims the Libyan government was implicated in his father's disappearance - a claim Tripoli denies. |
| Mr Liby's brother, Nabih, on Sunday told reporters his brother was innocent, describing the US operation as an "act of piracy". | Mr Liby's brother, Nabih, on Sunday told reporters his brother was innocent, describing the US operation as an "act of piracy". |
| Anas al-Liby - real name is Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai - is believed to have been one of the masterminds behind the 1998 US embassy attacks, which killed more than 220 people in Kenya and Tanzania. | Anas al-Liby - real name is Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai - is believed to have been one of the masterminds behind the 1998 US embassy attacks, which killed more than 220 people in Kenya and Tanzania. |
| The 49-year-old has been indicted in a New York court in connection with the attacks. | The 49-year-old has been indicted in a New York court in connection with the attacks. |
| On Saturday, US commandos also carried out a raid in southern Somalia, but failed to capture their target. | On Saturday, US commandos also carried out a raid in southern Somalia, but failed to capture their target. |
| Pentagon spokesman George Little confirmed on Monday that they were chasing Abdukadir Mohamed Abdukadir, a Kenyan al-Shabab commander also known as Ikrima. | Pentagon spokesman George Little confirmed on Monday that they were chasing Abdukadir Mohamed Abdukadir, a Kenyan al-Shabab commander also known as Ikrima. |
| He is alleged to have been involved in plotting a number of attacks in Kenya. | He is alleged to have been involved in plotting a number of attacks in Kenya. |
| Al-Shabab has said it carried out last month's attack on the Westgate shopping centre in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. | Al-Shabab has said it carried out last month's attack on the Westgate shopping centre in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. |
| When asked on Sunday whether Somalia had been aware of the raid, Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid said: "Our co-operation with international partners on fighting against terrorism is not a secret." | When asked on Sunday whether Somalia had been aware of the raid, Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid said: "Our co-operation with international partners on fighting against terrorism is not a secret." |
| Mr Kerry said the operations in Libya and Somalia showed that the US would never stop "in its effort to hold those accountable who conduct acts of terror". | Mr Kerry said the operations in Libya and Somalia showed that the US would never stop "in its effort to hold those accountable who conduct acts of terror". |