Top militant suspect transferred to Egypt from eastern Libya - state TV

Top militant suspect transferred to Egypt from eastern Libya - state TV
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Top Egyptian militant suspect Hisham al-Ashmawy was transferred to Egypt from eastern Libya in a military aircraft, Egyptian state television said on Wednesday.

Ashmawy, a former Egyptian special forces officer, was apprehended in the Libyan city of Derna late last year and has been long sought by Cairo on charges of orchestrating a deadly desert ambush on police and other high-profile attacks.

(Reporting by Mohamed El-Sherif; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

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