"The successful capture operation was made possible by superb work and coordination across our national security agencies and the intelligence community, and was approved by President Obama," Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
On October 5, the Department of Defense, acting under military authorities, conducted the operation to apprehend longtime al-Qaeda member al-Libi in Libya.
He is currently lawfully detained under the law of war in a secure location outside of Libya, Little said.
Little said al-Libi has been indicted in the Southern District of New York in connection with his alleged role in al-Qaeda's conspiracy to kill US nationals and to conduct attacks against US interests worldwide, which included plots to attack US forces stationed in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia, as well as US embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.
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According to CNN, al-Libi was captured yesterday by a group of 10 masked men when he was leaving his home for morning prayers.
In Bali, Indonesia, Secretary of State John Kerry said the US "will never stop in its effort to hold those accountable" who conduct acts of terror.
"Those members of al-Qaeda and other terrorist organisations literally can run," he said, "but they can't hide.