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Terror suspect given UK asylum

Theresa May is to be questioned over why Al-Qaeda terror suspect Anas al-Libi, who captured by US special forces this weekend, was given asylum in Britain. The 49-year-old is accused of involvement in the American embassy bombings in east Africa.

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Report: US captures al-Qaeda leader in Libya

A senior al-Qaeda leader has been captured near the Libyan city of Tripoli in an operation apparently unrelated to the raid in Somalia, NBC News reports.

FBI Wanted notice for Anas al Libi Credit: FBI.gov

Anas al Libi, whose real name is Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'I, has been wanted by the US for more than a decade and has a $5 million reward on his head.

He also is believed to be behind the attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, which killed 12 Americans and more than 220 Kenyans, NBC News reports.

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