The Libyan National Army (LNA) forces captured on Monday an Egyptian terrorist wanted back in his country.
Hisham al-Ashmawy, one of Egypt’s most wanted men, was apprehended in Derna, said LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari.
Ashmawy will be probably handed over to neighboring Egypt after Libyan security officials have completed an investigation, he added.
The LNA published a picture of Ashmawy with blood on his face.
Egypt later confirmed the capture, an Egyptian military source told Reuters.
Egyptian authorities say Ashmawy heads the Ansar al-Islam network, which claimed responsibility for a deadly desert ambush against Egyptian police last October.
Egyptian officials also accuse the network, which they link to al-Qaeda, of an assassination attempt on a former interior minister in 2013.
Hisham al-Ashmawy, one of Egypt’s most wanted men, was apprehended in Derna, said LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari.
Ashmawy will be probably handed over to neighboring Egypt after Libyan security officials have completed an investigation, he added.
The LNA published a picture of Ashmawy with blood on his face.
Egypt later confirmed the capture, an Egyptian military source told Reuters.
Egyptian authorities say Ashmawy heads the Ansar al-Islam network, which claimed responsibility for a deadly desert ambush against Egyptian police last October.
Egyptian officials also accuse the network, which they link to al-Qaeda, of an assassination attempt on a former interior minister in 2013.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
