Two suspects in the Sept. 11 attack that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three colleagues have been arrested at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, Kanal D television reported yesterday.
The suspects, identified as Tunisians, were detained late yesterday as they attempted to enter the country with fake passports.
Abunaker Feraz of Benghazi, who lived near the base of the Islamist group Ansar al-Shariah suspected of carrying out the attack, said on Sept. 22 that the group “includes someone from Afghanistan, someone from Tunisia, someone from Libya.”
Turkish police were questioning the suspects. It was not clear whether the suspects might be extradited to Libya or the United States, the media reported.
The US State Department had no comment on the report yesterday.
Killed in the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi were Ambassador Christopher Stevens, a State Department computer expert and two security agents who were former Navy SEALs.
Al Qaeda-linked militants are believed responsible.