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US will bring al-Libi to justice: Obama

Anas al-Libi, captured in Libya on Saturday, is believed to be mastermind of the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Africa

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APPTI Washington
Last Updated : Oct 09 2013 | 1:34 PM IST
President Barack Obama is vowing that al-Qaida suspect Abu Anas al-Libi will be brought to justice.

Obama says the US has strong evidence that al-Libi planned and helped execute plots that helped kill hundreds of people.

The US had long sought al-Libi for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Africa. He was captured in Libya Saturday and is being held aboard the USS San Antonio.

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That raid came the same day as another US counterterrorism raid in Somalia.

Obama says Africa has become a place where it's easier for terrorists to hide. He says the US will have to keep targeting terrorists, but he says that's different than being involved in wars.

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First Published: Oct 09 2013 | 1:25 AM IST

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