43-year-old Ahmed Abu Khatallah, also known as Ahmed Mukatallah, who was indicted on June 26th for conspiracy to provide material support and resources and terrorists that resulted in death in the September 11th and 12th attacks on the Libyan Embassy, faces additional indictments in that incident.

The Bengazi attacks took the lives of Christopher Stevvens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. The additional 17 indictments handed down include ” one count of murder of an internationally protected person; three counts of murder of an officer and employee of the United States; four counts of killing a person in the course of an attack on a federal facility involving the use of a firearm and a dangerous weapon; and two counts of maliciously damaging and destroying U.S. property by means of fire and an explosive causing death.”

All of these preceding charges could mean the death penalty if Mukatallah is found guilty of them.

“With additional charges being announced today[Tuesday], Ahmed Abu Khatallah’s role in the Benghazi attack is even clearer,” said Assistant Director in Charge George Venizelos of the FBI’s New York Field Office.  “As the charges allege, he was the leader of an extremist militia group who carried out this brutal act of violence that took the lives of four honorable Americans.  The Benghazi investigation remains one of the FBI’s top priorities and we will work tirelessly until all of those responsible are brought to justice.”

Mukatallah will go before U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on October 20th.

Mukatallah was taken into custody in June 2014 and remains incarcerated.

The investigation into the Embassy attack is continuing.

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