Abu Anas al-Libi
Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'i, known by the alias Abu Anas al-Libi (/ˈɑːbuː ˈɑːnɑːs ɑːl ˈliːbi/ ⓘ AH-boo AH-nahs ahl LEE-bee; Arabic: ابو أنس الليبي Libyan pronunciation: [ˈæbu ˈʔænæs əlˈliːbi]; 1964 – 2 January 2015), was a Libyan under indictment in the United States for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings. He worked as a computer specialist for al-Qaeda. He was an ethnic Libyan, born in Tripoli.
Abu Anas al-Libi | |
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| Born | Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'i 1964 Tripoli, Kingdom of Libya |
| Died | 2 January 2015 (aged 50) New York City, United States |
| Other names | Nazih al Raghie, Anas al Sebai, Nazih Abdul Hamed Al-Raghie |
| Children | 4 |
His aliases in the indictment are Nazih al Raghie and Anas al Sebai. In the FBI and United States State Department wanted posters, another variant of his name is transliterated Nazih Abdul Hamed Al-Raghie.
The indictment accused al-Libi of surveillance of potential British, French, and Israeli targets in Nairobi, in addition to the American embassy in that city, as part of a conspiracy by al-Qaeda and Egyptian Islamic Jihad.