Abu Anas al-Libi, A Libyan accused over the 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa died on Friday A Libyan accused over the 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa died on Friday, days before he was to stand trial in New York, his lawyer and family said. Abu Anas al-Libi, 50, was on the FBI's most-wanted list with a $5 million price on his head when he was captured by US troops in the Libyan capital Tripoli in October 2013. He and Saudi businessman Khalid al-Fawwaz were due to stand trial on January 12 over the attacks on the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 244 people and wounded more than 5,000.
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Abu Anas Al-Liby, 50, died Friday night at a New York hospital
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Had complications stemming from a recent liver surgery
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Was on the FBI's most-wanted list with a $5 million price on his head
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Captured by US troops in the Libyan capital Tripoli in October 2013
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Due to stand trial on January 12 over the attacks on the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 244 people and wounded more than 5,000
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