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Libya terror suspect Anas al-Liby dies before US trial Libya terror suspect Anas al-Liby dies before US trial
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An alleged al-Qaeda leader has died just days before going on trial in New York over the 1998 US embassy attacks in Africa, according to lawyers.An alleged al-Qaeda leader has died just days before going on trial in New York over the 1998 US embassy attacks in Africa, according to lawyers.
Abu Anas al-Liby, 50, died in hospital on Friday. He is said to have been suffering from liver cancer.Abu Anas al-Liby, 50, died in hospital on Friday. He is said to have been suffering from liver cancer.
Mr Liby was seized in a US raid in Tripoli in October 2013.Mr Liby was seized in a US raid in Tripoli in October 2013.
He was due to stand trial on 12 January over the 1998 US embassy attacks, which killed more than 220 people in Kenya and Tanzania.He was due to stand trial on 12 January over the 1998 US embassy attacks, which killed more than 220 people in Kenya and Tanzania.
Mr Liby, whose real name was Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, previously pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges.Mr Liby, whose real name was Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, previously pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges.
When he was seized in 2013, Mr Liby had been on the FBI's most wanted list for more than a decade, with a $5m (£3.1m) bounty on his head. His wife, Um Abdullah, accused the US government on Saturday of "kidnapping, mistreating and killing an innocent man," according to the Associated Press news agency.
When he was seized in 2013, Mr Liby had been on the FBI's most wanted list for more than a decade, with a $5m (£3.1m) bounty on his head. He had been indicted by a New York grand jury in 2000.
US Secretary of State John Kerry was forced to defend the capture after Libya called on the US to explain the raid on its territory.US Secretary of State John Kerry was forced to defend the capture after Libya called on the US to explain the raid on its territory.