What is Abu Anas al-Libi?
'''Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'i''' ({{Lang-ar|أبو أنس الليبي}}&lrm;; 30 March or 14 May 1964 &ndash; 2 January 2015), better known as '''Abu Anas al-Libi''', was a [[Libya]]n [[al-Qaeda]] member held as a [[prisoner]] in the [[United States]] for terrorism offenses. He was wanted for his part in the [[1998 United States embassy bombings]] in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]] and [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]]. He worked as a computer specialist for the terrorist group. He was captured by the U.S. on 5 October 2013 in [[Tripoli]]. Before this event, he was on the [[FBI]]'s [[FBI Most Wanted Terrorists|most wanted terrorists list]]. His trial in the U.S. was to begin on 12 January 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2447299/Al-Libi-captured-Delta-Force-Libya-Al-Qaeda-terrorist-taken-away-masked-men.html|title=Al-Libi captured by Delta Force in Libya: Al-Qaeda terrorist taken by 'masked men'|newspaper=[[Daily Mail]]|date=7 October 2013|access-date=3 January 2015}}</ref> Al-Libi was born in Tripoli. He was married and had four sons. Al-Libi died from [[surgery]] problems on 2 January 2015 in a [[New York City]] hospital, aged 50. He had [[liver disease]] from [[hepatitis C]] as well as [[liver cancer]] at the time of his death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0103/670094-al-qaeda-suspect-dies-days-before-us-trial/|title=Al-Qaeda suspect dies days before US trial|publisher=[[RTÉ]]|date=3 January 2015|access-date=3 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/us/politics/qaeda-suspect-facing-trial-in-new-york-dies-in-custody.html?_r=0|title=Qaeda Suspect Facing Trial in New York Over Africa Embassy Bombings Dies|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=3 January 2015|access-date=4 January 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Libi, Abu Anas al-}} [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Al-Qaeda people]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in New York (state)]] [[Category:Deaths from surgical compli